HP EliteBook 850 Series

Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 8750M, AMD Radeon R7 M260X, AMD Radeon RX 540, Intel HD Graphics 4400, Intel HD Graphics 520, Intel HD Graphics 5500, Intel HD Graphics 620, Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 15.60 inch
Weight: 1.78kg, 1.8kg, 1.88kg, 1.883kg, 1.9kg, 1.97kg, 2kg, 2.015kg, 2.033kg
Price: 1000, 1300, 1400, 1437, 1519, 1600, 1699, 1800, 2000 euro
Average of 16 scores (from 28 reviews)
mobility: 76%, workmanship: 90%, ergonomy: 89%, emissions: 92%
HP EliteBook 850 G1-H5G44ET
The HP EliteBook 850 G1-H5G44ET is the highest specification version of the HP EliteBook series. The laptop comes with an Intel Core i7-4600U, which is the one of the best processors in the market today. With 8 GB of RAM, performance on this machine is guaranteed to make your day. Even gamers will be satisfied with this machine with the secondary Radeon HD 8750M graphics card ensuring games can be played at ultra-high settings without any issue.
The 15 inch notebook has a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels, providing full HD for the users. Also, the HP EliteBook 850 G1-H5G44ET uses SSD instead of HDD which makes the machine run faster as well. Sadly, because it has such high hardware, the battery life for this machine isn't impressive. It can last 9 hours at most, without any load. It has 4 USB 3.0 ports, a VGA port and the basic audio connections. However, there is no Ethernet port. WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 are support though.
All in all, the HP EliteBook 850 G1-H5G44ET is a great high-end machine for those who require the best of the best from their notebooks. However, the price of this model is steep.
Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i7 4600U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 8750M 1024 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.033kg
Price: 1600 euro
Links: HP homepage
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Average Score:
Slowed down. Besides the Core i7 processor and the improved memory equipment, it is the dedicated Radeon HD 8750M in particular that is supposed to justify the considerable price of the top version from the EliteBook 850-series. But can the thin chassis actually handle the additional heat?
Source: PC Mag

The HP EliteBook 850 G1 is an IT serviceable and user friendly business ultrabook. Easy access to the chassis for upgrades and servicing can make up for shortcomings, like the system's middling battery life, at least to the IT staff supporting your users. However, that's not nearly enough to trump our Editors' Choice for business ultrabooks, the Dell Latitude E7440 Touch, which is thinner and lighter, has a Windows 8-friendly touch screen, a higher-capacity SSD, an HDMI port, and delivers almost an hour more of battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/12/2014
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PC Mag

The HP EliteBook 850 G1 is an IT serviceable and user friendly business ultrabook. Easy access to the chassis for upgrades and servicing can make up for shortcomings, like the system's middling battery life, at least to the IT staff supporting your users. However, that's not nearly enough to trump our Editors' Choice for business ultrabooks, the Dell Latitude E7440 Touch, which is thinner and lighter, has a Windows 8-friendly touch screen, a higher-capacity SSD, an HDMI port, and delivers almost an hour more of battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/12/2014
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Notebookreview.com

The HP EliteBook 850 sets the benchmark for business Ultrabooks; it manages to incorporate state-of-the-art technology in a well-designed chassis that has respectable battery life and performance. Continuing our long list of likes for this model are its good backlit keyboard, excellent touchpad and high-end business features such as a Smartcard reader, Intel vPro technology, dedicated docking station connector, built-in mobile broadband and exceptional access to internal components via its tool-less bottom panel. Our major gripe with the EliteBook 850 is its lackluster display; it needs a contrast and saturation boost.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/06/2014
Rating: Total score: 81%
Source: Notebookreview.com

The HP EliteBook 850 sets the benchmark for business Ultrabooks; it manages to incorporate state-of-the-art technology in a well-designed chassis that has respectable battery life and performance. Continuing our long list of likes for this model are its good backlit keyboard, excellent touchpad and high-end business features such as a Smartcard reader, Intel vPro technology, dedicated docking station connector, built-in mobile broadband and exceptional access to internal components via its tool-less bottom panel. Our major gripe with the EliteBook 850 is its lackluster display; it needs a contrast and saturation boost.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/06/2014
Rating: Total score: 81%
Source: Laptop Mag

The $1,614 HP EliteBook 850 is one of the best 15-inch business notebooks money can buy. It offers robust security, long battery life and a luminous display for the price.Geared toward those who want control over their files, the notebook comes with a removable bottom for swapping out your hard drive and HP's Trust Circles encryption software to ensure only approved contacts see your confidential content.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/31/2014
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag

The $1,614 HP EliteBook 850 is one of the best 15-inch business notebooks money can buy. It offers robust security, long battery life and a luminous display for the price.Geared toward those who want control over their files, the notebook comes with a removable bottom for swapping out your hard drive and HP's Trust Circles encryption software to ensure only approved contacts see your confidential content.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/31/2014
Rating: Total score: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebook.cz

Positive: Comfortable large touchpad; full equipment in a slim body; long battery life. Negative: Poor image quality of the display; speakers; hot under load.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/10/2013
Source: Notebook.cz

Positive: Comfortable large touchpad; full equipment in a slim body; long battery life. Negative: Poor image quality of the display; speakers; hot under load.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/10/2013
HP EliteBook 850 G1-H5G34ET
Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i5 4200U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4400
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.97kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: HP homepage EliteBook 850 G1-H5G34ET (Model)
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Courage to change. The bulky EliteBooks from the past are gone – HP's business-series now primarily uses thin cases and efficient ULV hardware. We review the entry-level configuration of the new EliteBook 850 G1 for around 1,000 Euros (~$1387).
HP EliteBook 850 G2 J8R68EA
Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i7 5500U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R7 M260X 1024 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.015kg
Price: 2000 euro
Links: HP homepage EliteBook 850 G2 J8R68EA (Model)
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Average Score:
Quality has its price. HP demands almost 2,000 Euros (~$2289) for its top model of the EliteBook 850 series - in return the customer receives a brilliantly manufactured business laptop with an impressive configuration. Ultimately it is the minor weaknesses that prevent the laptop from ascending the top of its appliance class.
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notegear

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/19/2015
Rating: Total score: 92%
Source: Notegear

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/19/2015
Rating: Total score: 92%
Source: Notegear

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/05/2015
Source: Notegear

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/05/2015
HP EliteBook 850 G2-H9W21EA
The HP EliteBook 850 provides security, performance and management features that meet ones enterprise needs. It runs Windows 7 Professional on the Intel Core i5-5200U processor along with Intel HD Graphics 5500, which can run most of the games in the market in low graphic settings and is thus suitable for casual gamers. It also features a 4 GB MHz DDR3L SDRAM, two SODIMM memory slots, and a 500GB 7200 rpm SATA internal drive. Its 15.6 inch anti-glare LED display features a resolution of 1920 x 1080 (1080p) display is highly preferred by people since it does not exhaust the eyes as much as large displays and it saves more energy. The EliteBook 850 also weighs in lesser than average notebooks at 1.83 kg depending on the configuration. The EliteBook 850 houses four USB 3.0 ports in total, one used for charging, a DisplayPort 1.2, a 3.5 mm headphone/microphone combo jack, Ethernet and a docking station connector. Additionally, it features impressive HD duo integrated stereo speakers, a webcam which records at 720p HD and a spill-resistant keyboard with white LED backlight. Regarding wireless connectivity, there are an Intel Dual Band WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 Combo. As for the security features, it has a fingerprint reader and an integrated smart card reader to protect documents and administration of the EliteBook. The EliteBook 850 also comes with a HP Long Life 3-cell Li-ion battery with 3-years warranty.Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i5 5300U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 5500
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2kg
Price: 1400 euro
Links: HP homepage EliteBook 850 G2-H9W21EA (Model)
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Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Online.com.cn

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/29/2015
HP EliteBook 850 G3
The HP Elitebook 850 G3 is features high performance specification and is still thin and light. With up to Intel Core i5-6200U processor, 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 RAM, a 1 TB Hard Disk, a 512 GB M2 SATA-3 Solid State Drive and Intel HD 520 Graphics, it is certainly suitable for power users. Its 15.6 inch anti-glare LED display features up to UHD resolution (3840 x 2160 pixels). Moreover, you can opt for a touch or non-touch display. Its dual point keyboard optionally comes with a backlight. The laptop features a 3 cell 46 Wh Long Life battery for long lasting battery life. The Audio by Bang & Olufsen and HP Noise Reduction Software provide good audio input and output. As for connectivity, it brings Near Field Communication, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth 4.0, a fingerprint reader, USB 3.0, USB Type-C, DisplayPort, a headphone / microphone combo, RJ-45 and a docking connector. Even though the laptop is packed with a lot of connectivity and high performance hardware, it weighs only 4.1 lb (1.8 kg) for non-touch model and 4.54 lb (2 kg) for touch model, which is very light.Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i7 6500U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 520
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.88kg
Price: 1699 euro
Links: HP homepage
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Unsatisfactory screen. HP again delivers a decent, upper-range business laptop with its new EliteBook 850 G3. Unfortunately, the company has made a big mistake with the choice of the installed screen, which ruins the otherwise good impression that the device makes.
Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Magazin - Heft 12/2016

Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 11/01/2016
Source: PC Magazin - Heft 12/2016

Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 11/01/2016
Source: Notebook-Center.ru

Positive: Quite good autonomy; premium design and build quality; comfortable input devices; good display.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/06/2016
Source: Notebook-Center.ru

Positive: Quite good autonomy; premium design and build quality; comfortable input devices; good display.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/06/2016
HP EliteBook 850 G4-Z2W86ET
Specifications

Processor: Intel Kaby Lake i5-7200U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 620
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.883kg
Price: 1437 euro
Links: HP homepage
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A tradition of poor angles. HP sent out its updated EliteBooks to fight for the affection of business users and the hearts and minds of big business purchasing managers alike. Our extensive review is going to reveal whether they will be won over by the EliteBook 850 G4 or whether HP has once again cut corners and skimped on that one particular part the way they already did with its predecessor.
HP EliteBook 850 G4-Z2W91EA
Specifications

Processor: Intel Kaby Lake i7-7500U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 620
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.9kg
Price: 1800 euro
Links: HP homepage
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Source: Laptop Media

All in all, the EliteBook 850 G4 is a good notebook but a bit overpriced. You should really consider getting the base configuration with Intel HD Graphics 620 instead of the AMD Radeon R7 M465 as our stress tests show exceptionally high thermals and poor heat dispersion on the surface of the notebook during heavy workload and you will save a few bucks along the way. It seems that the current GPU isn’t the best choice given the current cooling design but it’s still able to run some of the latest titles at decent frame rates. Moreover, make sure the TN panel will suit your needs or you can go for Lenovo’s ThinkPad T570, which is in the same ballpark as the EliteBook 850 G4 price-wise but sports a decent IPS panel. Another great alternative to consider is the Dell Latitude E5570.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/21/2017
Foreign Reviews
Source: Laptop.bg

No ratings Positive: Solid workmanship; slim size and light weight; excellent ergonomy; nice display; long battery life. Negative: Overheats while using; noisy under loads.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/17/2018
HP EliteBook 850 G5 3JX58EA
Specifications

Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.78kg
Price: 1519 euro
Links: HP homepage
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Average Score:
Business for the Elite. For 2018, the largest PC manufacturer of the world, HP, has given its EliteBook series a big update. The better displays and metal case are supposed to help EliteBooks reach an even wider audience of business users. Find out whether HP has done a good job in our detailed review.
Foreign Reviews
Source: Tekno Seyir

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/27/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tekno Seyir

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/27/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop.bg

Positive: Good ergonomy; nice display; backlit keys; long battery life. Negative: Weak processor; overheats while using.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/11/2018
Source: Laptop.bg

Positive: Good ergonomy; nice display; backlit keys; long battery life. Negative: Weak processor; overheats while using.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/11/2018
HP EliteBook 850 G5-3RS15UT
Specifications

Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8550U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon RX 540 2048 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 3840 x 2160 pixels
Weight: 1.78kg
Price: 1600 euro
Links: HP homepage
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Source: Laptop Media

Finally, we have to say that this device is inappropriate for web designers as color accuracy is not decent plus there is the aforesaid poor color range. However, if you need a fast, cool looking laptop, loaded with features and made specifically for docking – EliteBook 850 G5 is your laptop if you are ready to pay the heavy price tag, though.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/02/2018
HP Elitebook 850 G5-3JX13EA
Specifications

Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.8kg
Links: HP homepage
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Putoinformatico

Positive: Good hardware; large screen; nice display; full connectivity.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/14/2018
HP EliteBook 850 G6-6XE19EA
Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i5 i5-8265U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.78kg
Price: 1300 euro
Links: HP homepage
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Source: Laptop Media

Instead of a regular review that we do here, today the focus was more on finding the differences between this device and its predecessor – the EliteBook 850 G5. Soon it became clear that spotting Waldo in a Bayern Munich home game would be a far easier job than explaining what is the invisible update HP did to their EliteBook 800 line up.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/05/2019
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HP: The Hewlett-Packard Company, founded 1935, commonly referred to as HP, is a technology corporation headquartered in California, United States. HP specializes in developing and manufacturing computing, storage, and networking hardware, software and services. Major product lines include personal computing devices, enterprise servers, related storage devices, as well as a diverse range of printers and other imaging products. Other product lines, including electronic test equipment and systems, medical electronic equipment, solid state components and instrumentation for chemical analysis. HP posted US $91.7 billion in annual revenue in 2006, making it the world's largest technology vendor in terms of sales. In 2007 the revenue was $104 billion, making HP the first IT company in history to report revenues exceeding $100 billion.
Up to 2015, the company was named Hewlett Packard Company. After a split, the computer range was renamed to HP Inc.
In the laptop segment, HP was the world's largest manufacturer from 2014 to 2016 with a market share of 20-21% from 2014 to 2016, but they only exceed Lenovo by a small margin as of recently. HP is not present in the smartphone sector (as of 2016).
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
AMD Radeon HD 8750M: Mid-range graphics card based on the GCN architecture.
AMD Radeon R7 M260X: Mid-range graphics card based on the GCN architecture.
Intel HD Graphics 520: Integrated GPU (GT2) with 24 EUs found on some Skylake CPU models (15 W ULV series).
Intel HD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2) found on some Kaby-Lake CPU models (15 W ULV series).
Intel UHD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2, 24 EUs) found on some Kaby-Lake-Refresh CPU models (15 W ULV series). Technically identical to the previous Kaby-Lake GPU called HD Graphics 620.
AMD Radeon RX 540: Polaris based mid-range graphics card with 512 shaders (8 compute units) and a maximum clock speed of 1,219 MHz (according to AMD). Uses the new Polaris 12 chip like the faster Radeon RX 550 (not verified but highly likely) with the slightly improved 14nm FinFET process.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
Intel HD Graphics 4400:
ULV integrated GPU (GT2) with 20 EUs found on certain Haswell CPU models.
Intel HD Graphics 5500: Integrated graphics card (GT2) in the Core processors of the Broadwell U-series (15 W TDP).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
4600U:
A Haswell-based ULV dual-core processor clocked at 2.1 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.3 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4400 and a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.
5500U: Broadwell-based ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 5500 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.
6500U: Skylake-based ULV dual-core processor for thin notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 520 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.
Intel Core i5:
4200U:
Haswell-based ULV dual-core processor clocked at 1.6 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 2.6 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4400 and a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.
5300U: Broadwell-based ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 5500 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.
i5-8265U: Whiskey Lake based low power quad-core processor (technically identical to Kaby Lake but produced in a further improved 14nm++ process). The four cores are clocked between 1.6 and 3.9 GHz (Turbo Boost) and support HyperThreading.
Intel Kaby Lake:
i5-7200U: Kaby-Lake based SoC with two CPU cores clocked at 2.5 to 3.1 GHz, HyperThreading and manufactured with an improved 14nm process.
i7-7500U: Kaby-Lake based SoC with two CPU cores clocked at 2.7 to 3.5 GHz, HyperThreading and manufactured with an improved 14nm process.
Intel Kaby Lake Refresh:
i5-8250U: Kaby-Lake-Refresh based low power quad-core processor. The four cores are clocked between 1.6 and 3.4 GHz (Turbo Boost) and support HyperThreading. The integrated GPU is clocked between 300 and 1,100 MHz. The SoC is manufactured in a 14nm+ FinFET process.
i5-8550U: Kaby-Lake-Refresh based low power quad-core processor. The four cores are clocked between 1.8 and 4 GHz (Turbo Boost) and support HyperThreading. The integrated GPU is clocked between 300 and 1,150 MHz. The SoC is manufactured in a 14nm+ FinFET process.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.78 kg:
This weight is typical for very big tablets, subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 11-13 inch display-diagonal.
2.033 kg:
Usually subnotebooks, ultrabooks and quite lightweight laptops with 12-16 inch display-diagonal weigh as much.
82.48%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.