HP EliteBook 840 G9
HP's mainstream 14-inch aluminium business laptop for the 12th Gen Intel Core (Alder Lake) era: 10- to 14-core U- and P-series chips, a 16:10 WUXGA screen, two user-upgradeable DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM slots, two Thunderbolt 4 ports and optional 4G or 5G. A standard corporate fleet laptop.
Memory
- Slots
- 2 × DDR5 SO-DIMM, customer-accessible, dual channel
- Speed
- DDR5-4800 (transfer rates up to 4800 MT/s), non-ECC
- Max
- 64 GB (2 × 32 GB)
- Configurations
- 8 GB (1 × 8), 16 GB (1 × 16 or 2 × 8), 24 GB (16 + 8), 32 GB (1 × 32 or 2 × 16), 48 GB (32 + 16), 64 GB (2 × 32)
- Spare modules
- 8 GB M97595-001, 16 GB M97596-001, 32 GB N05331-001 (SODIMM, DDR5-4800, 1.1 V)
- Note
- Mixed memory speeds run at the slower speed; HP recommends HP-branded modules
Storage
- Slot
- 1 × M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD
- TLC
- 256 GB up to 2 TB PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD TLC
- Self-encrypting
- 256 GB / 512 GB PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe SED TLC, OPAL2
- Value
- 256 GB / 512 GB PCIe NVMe Value M.2 SSD
- Max
- 2 TB
- RAID
- None (single drive)
- Optical / card reader
- None; optional smart card reader
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- Iris Xe requirement
- Needs an i5/i7 processor and dual-channel memory; with a single SO-DIMM it runs as Intel UHD Graphics
- External displays
- HDMI 2.0; DisplayPort 1.4 over both Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports
Expansion
- M.2 storage
- 1 × M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe (primary SSD)
- WLAN
- M.2 2230 CNVi module (Intel AX211)
- WWAN
- WWAN module slot; factory-configured option only
Networking
- WLAN
- Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (2x2) + Bluetooth 5.3, vPro or non-vPro version (the service guide lists Bluetooth 5.2)
- WWAN (optional)
- Intel XMM 7560 LTE-Advanced Pro Cat 16, or Intel 5G Solution 5000
- NFC (optional)
- HP module with NXP NFC controller NPC300 I2C NCI
- Ethernet
- No RJ-45 port
- Miracast
- Compatible with Miracast-certified devices
Power
- Adapters
- HP Smart 65 W USB-C (standard or slim), HP Smart 45 W USB-C
- Charging
- USB-C Power Delivery through the Thunderbolt 4 ports
- Fast Charge
- HP Fast Charge Technology
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- 2 × Thunderbolt 4 with USB Type-C 40 Gbps (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4)
- USB-A
- 2 × USB Type-A 5 Gbps (one with HP Sleep and Charge)
- Video
- 1 × HDMI 2.0 (cable sold separately)
- Audio
- 1 × headphone / microphone combo jack
- Other
- Nano SIM slot (WWAN models), optional smart card reader, security cable slot
Display
- 250 nits
- 14" WUXGA (1920×1200) IPS anti-glare, 45% NTSC; touch or non-touch
- 400 nits low power
- 14" WUXGA IPS anti-glare, 100% sRGB, HP Eye Ease
- 1000 nits Sure View
- 14" WUXGA IPS anti-glare, 100% sRGB, HP Sure View Reflect integrated privacy screen, HP Eye Ease, ambient light + adaptive colour sensor
- Aspect
- 16:10
- Camera
- 5 MP camera; 5 MP + IR camera on select models; privacy shutter
Battery
- Options
- HP Long Life 3-cell 38 Wh polymer (3.53 Ah) or 3-cell 51 Wh polymer (4.68 Ah)
- Replaceable
- Internal; not customer-replaceable (serviceable under warranty)
- Rated life
- Up to 14 hours (MobileMark 2018)
Physical
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 315.6 × 224.0 × 19.2 mm (12.42 × 8.82 × 0.76 in)
- Weight
- Starting at 1.36 kg (2.99 lb)
- Keyboard
- HP Premium Keyboard, spill-resistant, optional backlight, drain and DuraKeys; Microsoft Precision Touchpad clickpad
- Audio
- Audio by Bang & Olufsen, dual stereo speakers, dual-array microphones
- Sensors
- Ambient light, adaptive colour, Hall, motion AI, thermal, time-of-flight; HP Tamper Lock
- Fingerprint
- Fingerprint sensor on select models
Management
- vPro
- Intel vPro with i5-1245U / i5-1250P / i7-1265U / i7-1270P / i7-1280P, vPro Wi-Fi 6E and TPM 2.0
- Security
- TPM 2.0 (Common Criteria EAL4+, FIPS 140-2 Level 2), HP Sure Start Gen7, Sure Run Gen5, Sure Recover Gen5, Sure Admin, Sure Click, Sure Sense, HP Client Security Manager Gen7, Tamper Lock, Secured-core PC capable
- BIOS
- HP BIOSphere Gen6, BIOS update via network, HP DriveLock and Automatic DriveLock, HP Secure Erase, Absolute persistence module, Wake on WLAN
- Tools
- HP Client Management Script Library, Driver Packs, Manageability Integration Kit Gen4, Image Assistant Gen5, Patch Assistant, Cloud Recovery, HP Connect for Microsoft Endpoint Manager
- Warranty
- 1-year limited (options by country)
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Pro Education, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Home Single Language, Windows 11 Pro with Windows 10 Pro downgrade, FreeDOS
- Also in service guide
- Windows 10 Pro 64 and Windows 10 Enterprise 64 (incl. LTSC 21H2) images
- Not supported
- Windows 7 and Windows 8
Processors
- Intel Core i5-1235U
- Intel Core i5-1245U
- Intel Core i7-1255U
- Intel Core i7-1265U
- Intel Core i5-1240P
- Intel Core i5-1250P
- Intel Core i7-1260P
- Intel Core i7-1270P
- Intel Core i7-1280P