HP EliteBook 840 G2 is €50 cheaper today, 12% below the other.
Over the 42 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the HP EliteBook 840 G2 was the cheaper one on 42 of 42 days, by €48 to €48, and the two stayed close enough that either price is fair.
Linux support is the only difference this site has found between them.
Price history: the lowest price we saw each week
- HP EliteBook 840 G1€399 now
- HP EliteBook 840 G2€351 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- HP EliteBook 840 G1PCLiquidations
- €399
- HP EliteBook 840 G2PCLiquidations
- €351
Every week, as a table
| Week | HP EliteBook 840 G1 | HP EliteBook 840 G2 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2026 | €399 | €351 |
| 31 August 2026 | €399 | €351 |
| 7 September 2026 | €399 | €351 |
| 14 September 2026 | €399 | €351 |
| 21 September 2026 | €399 | €351 |
| 28 September 2026 | €399 | €351 |
| 5 October 2026 | €399 | €351 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | HP EliteBook 840 G1 | HP EliteBook 840 G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “Wireless/Wifi {i}![X-(](https://wiki.debian.org/htdocs/debwiki/img/angry.png "X-(”wiki.debian.org, checked 6 September 2026. | Linux runs on this laptop. “Gentoo is able to run smoothly on this hardware, however it is recommended to SPEND some time in the BIOS to know its hardware and get familiar with is names.”wiki.archlinux.org, checked 6 September 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM can be upgraded. “Contrary to the ThinkPad T440s, the EliteBook does have two memory slots, so you can integrate up to 16 GB RAM.”notebookcheck.net, checked 6 September 2026. | The RAM can be upgraded. “Two customer-accessible/ upgradable memory module slots with the following specifications:”h10032.www1.hp.com, checked 6 September 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen poorly. “The mediocre contrast ratio already suggested it: HP only integrates a simple TN panel from the manufacturer Chi Mei (CMN14A3) – interestingly the exact same model that is used for the ProBook 640 G1.”notebookcheck.net, checked 6 September 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen poorly. “The screens in both models have low brightness and low contrast. They are also viewing angle dependent TN screens.”notebookcheck.net, checked 6 September 2026. |
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