HP EliteBook 850 G1 is €26 cheaper today, 5% below the other.
Over the 21 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the HP EliteBook 850 G1 was the cheaper one on 21 of 21 days, by €25 to €25, and the two stayed close enough that either price is fair.
Linux support and the screen both differ between them.
Price history: the lowest price we saw each week
- HP EliteBook 850 G1€534 now
- HP EliteBook 850 G2€560 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- HP EliteBook 850 G1PCLiquidations
- €534
- HP EliteBook 850 G2PCLiquidations
- €560
Every week, as a table
| Week | HP EliteBook 850 G1 | HP EliteBook 850 G2 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2026 | €534 | |
| 21 September 2026 | €534 | €560 |
| 28 September 2026 | €534 | €560 |
| 5 October 2026 | €534 | €560 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | HP EliteBook 850 G1 | HP EliteBook 850 G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | nobody has published this yet | Linux runs on this laptop. “● FreeDOS 2.0 ● Ubuntu Linux”h10032.www1.hp.com, checked 21 September 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM can be upgraded. “The frugal DDR3L-1600 memory is provided by one single module, which makes upgrading easier, but also affects the GPU performance at the same time – but more on that later.”notebookcheck.net, checked 8 September 2026. | The RAM can be upgraded. “Only one of the two DIMM slots of the laptop is already occupied by 8 GB DDR3L-1600, forcing the memory controller to run in the potentially slower single-channel mode. Since the memory bandwidth mainly influences the performance of the integrated graphics unit, it is not a real drawback in this case - to the contrary, due to this design it is relatively easy to upgrade the EliteBook.”notebookcheck.net, checked 21 September 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen poorly. “The panel is not suitable for picture or graphics applications, at least ex-works.”notebookcheck.net, checked 8 September 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen well. “When necessary the display, which is illuminated by an LED backlight, can shine with up to 294 cd/m². This allows using it even inside bright offices.”notebookcheck.net, checked 21 September 2026. |
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