HP 255 G7 is €59 cheaper today, 19% below the other.
Over the 42 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the HP 255 G7 was the cheaper one on 42 of 42 days, by €55 to €67, 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 255 G7€242 now
- HP 255 G8€299 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- HP 255 G7PCLiquidations
- €242
- HP 255 G8PCLiquidations
- €299
Every week, as a table
| Week | HP 255 G7 | HP 255 G8 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2026 | €244 | €311 |
| 31 August 2026 | €244 | €311 |
| 7 September 2026 | €244 | €299 |
| 14 September 2026 | €244 | €299 |
| 21 September 2026 | €242 | €299 |
| 28 September 2026 | €242 | €299 |
| 5 October 2026 | €242 | €299 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | HP 255 G7 | HP 255 G8 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | nobody has published this yet | Linux runs on this laptop. “System | Fedora 38”linux-hardware.org, checked 7 September 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM can be upgraded. “Memory is non-customer accessible/non-upgradeable”gzhls.at, checked 7 September 2026. | The RAM can be upgraded. “Having two SODIMMs instead of soldered RAM means that you can add more memory in the future and that extends the device’s lifespan.”laptopmedia.com, checked 7 September 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen poorly. “The display is the weakest point of the laptop. HP has installed a dim panel with low contrast and unstable viewing angles (TN LED, Full HD), which also offers poor color reproduction and unsatisfactory color-space coverage.”notebookcheck.net, checked 7 September 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen poorly. “Its TN panel has poor viewing angles, mediocre contrast ratio and covers only 53% of the sRGB color gamut (Innolux CMN1526)”laptopmedia.com, checked 7 September 2026. |
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