HP EliteBook 840r G4
A mid-cycle refresh of the EliteBook 840 G4 chassis, giving HP's magnesium-and-aluminium 14-inch business laptop a choice of 8th Gen (Kaby Lake R) Intel Core CPUs alongside the original 7th Gen options, with customer-serviceable memory, storage, wireless and battery, plus built-in VGA and full-size DisplayPort so no dongles are needed.
Memory
- Slots
- 2 × SODIMM, both upgradeable, dual channel
- Speed
- System runs at DDR4-2133 with 7th Gen CPUs, DDR4-2400 with 8th Gen CPUs
- Max
- 32 GB DDR4-2400 SDRAM (2 × 16 GB)
- Configurations sold
- 4 GB (1×4), 8 GB (1×8 or 2×4), 16 GB (1×16 or 2×8), 32 GB (2×16)
- Note
- Mixing memory speeds runs the system at the lower speed; HP recommends HP-branded memory
Storage
- M.2 2280 SSD
- 128 GB SATA-3 TLC; 256 GB PCIe NVMe Value TLC; 256 GB PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe TLC; 256 GB SATA-3 TLC Opal 2; 360 GB PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe TLC (Intel); 512 GB PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe TLC; 512 GB PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe TLC Opal 2; 512 GB SATA-3 TLC FIPS-140-2; 1 TB PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe TLC
- 2.5" SATA HDD (7 mm)
- 500 GB 7200 rpm; 500 GB 7200 rpm SED FIPS-140-2; 1 TB 7200 rpm
- RAID
- Optional; requires a second hard drive
- Optical / card reader
- None built-in; SD Media Card Reader slot (SD/SDHC/SDXC), optional smart card reader
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel HD Graphics 620 (7th Gen CPUs) or Intel UHD Graphics 620 (8th Gen CPUs)
- Docks
- HP UltraSlim Docking Station (via docking connector)
Expansion
- Card reader
- SD Media Card Reader slot, supports SD/SDHC/SDXC
- WLAN
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 (2×2) or Realtek RTL8822BE (2×2), M.2 module
- WWAN
- HP lt4132 LTE/HSPA+ w/GPS, or Intel XMM 7360 LTE-Advanced; factory-configured option only
Networking
- WLAN
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2×2) + Bluetooth 4.2, vPro or non-vPro; or Realtek RTL8822BE 802.11ac (2×2) + Bluetooth 4.2, non-vPro
- WWAN (optional)
- HP lt4132 LTE/HSPA+ w/GPS Mobile Broadband; Intel XMM 7360 LTE-Advanced
- NFC (optional)
- NXP NPC300 Near Field Communication module
- Ethernet
- Intel I219-LM 10/100/1000 GbE (vPro); Intel I219-V 10/100/1000 GbE (non-vPro)
- Miracast
- Native Miracast support
Power
- Adapters
- HP Smart 45 W external AC adapter (2-prong Japan variant available); HP Smart 65 W or 65 W EM external AC adapter
- Fast Charge
- Up to 50% in 30 minutes with a 65 W or larger adapter (system off or in standby), no impact on battery recharge cycles
- Power cord
- 2-wire 1.0 m (Japan only); 3-wire 1.0 m; 3-wire 1.8 m
Ports
- USB-C
- 1 × USB 3.1 Type-C (Alt Mode and Power Input; no Thunderbolt)
- USB-A
- 2 × USB 3.1 Gen 1 (1 with charging)
- Video
- 1 × DisplayPort 1.2, 1 × VGA
- Ethernet
- 1 × RJ-45
- Docking
- 1 × HP docking connector
- Audio
- 1 × headphone/microphone combo jack
- Power
- 1 × AC power connector
- Other
- SIM card slot, smart card reader, SD Media Card Reader slot, Security lock slot
Display
- HD, non-touch
- 35.6 cm (14") diagonal HD anti-glare LED-backlit, 220 cd/m², 45% NTSC (1366×768); with or without HD camera
- FHD, non-touch
- 35.6 cm (14") diagonal FHD IPS anti-glare LED-backlit, 220 cd/m², 45% NTSC (1920×1080); with or without HD camera
- FHD, touch
- 35.6 cm (14") diagonal FHD IPS LED-backlit touch with Corning Gorilla Glass 4, 220 cd/m², 45% NTSC (1920×1080), with HD camera
- Camera
- Optional HD camera
Battery
- Type
- HP Long Life 3-cell, 51 Wh Li-ion
- Replaceable
- Internal; not customer-replaceable (serviceable under warranty)
- Rated life
- Up to 16 hours 15 minutes (per HP's published MobileMark rating)
Physical
- Dimensions (W×D×H), non-touch
- 33.8 × 23.7 × 1.89 cm (13.3 × 9.3 × 0.74 in)
- Dimensions (W×D×H), touch
- 33.8 × 23.7 × 2.02 cm (13.3 × 9.3 × 0.8 in)
- Weight
- From 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) non-touch; from 1.65 kg (3.64 lb) touch
- Case
- Magnesium and aluminium chassis
- Keyboard
- HP Premium Keyboard with Pointstick, spill-resistant with drain; optional backlight with HP DuraKeys
- Pointing
- Glass touchpad with taps and gestures enabled by default; pointstick
- Audio
- Bang & Olufsen, 2 integrated stereo speakers, 2 integrated dual-array microphones
Management
- Security
- TPM 2.0 (Infineon SLB9670, FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria EAL4+), HP Sure Start Gen4, Sure Run, Sure Recover, Sure Click, smart card reader (Alcor AU9560, FIPS 201), optional fingerprint reader
- BIOS
- HP BIOSphere Gen4, UEFI 2.5, ISO/IEC 19678:2015 (NIST 800-147) compliant, HP Drive Lock, HP Secure Erase, Absolute Persistence Module
- Tools
- HP System Software Manager, HP BIOS Config Utility, HP Client Catalog, HP Manageability Integration Kit Gen2, Ivanti Management Suite
- Environmental
- IT ECO declaration; ENERGY STAR; EPEAT 2019 Silver (US registration)
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 10 Home 64, Windows 10 Pro 64 (National Academic only), Windows 10 Home Single Language 64, FreeDOS 2.0
Processors
- Intel Core i5-7200U
- Intel Core i5-7300U
- Intel Core i5-8250U
- Intel Core i5-8350U
- Intel Core i7-8550U
- Intel Core i7-8650U