HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 Series

HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA

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Average Score: 80% - good

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HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 - disassembly and upgrade options
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Short, Date: 01/03/2022

HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 - disassembly and upgrade options
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Short, Date: 01/03/2022

HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 review – near silent mobile workstation
Source: Laptop Media
At the end of the day, the HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 is a solid offer when it comes to compact mobile workstations. The devil is in the details and that applies to this laptop as well – most of the goodies are optional which isn’t good news for most users because they have to pay extra if they need features like a Nano SIM card slot, NFC, fingerprint reader, SmartCard slot, and IR WebCam. As we said at the beginning of this article, even the backlight of the keyboard is an option. The HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 is a compact workstation that has a quiet cooling solution and a silent keyboard. It has decent Intel Tiger Lake-UP3 CPU options, and you need a dedicated GPU, there is an NVIDIA Quadro T500 option. The notebook is compact, light, and well-built. At the same time, it has a decent I/O, great touchpad and keyboard, and you can choose between five display variants including touch screen panels.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/23/2021

HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 review – near silent mobile workstation
Source: Laptop Media
At the end of the day, the HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 is a solid offer when it comes to compact mobile workstations. The devil is in the details and that applies to this laptop as well – most of the goodies are optional which isn’t good news for most users because they have to pay extra if they need features like a Nano SIM card slot, NFC, fingerprint reader, SmartCard slot, and IR WebCam. As we said at the beginning of this article, even the backlight of the keyboard is an option. The HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 is a compact workstation that has a quiet cooling solution and a silent keyboard. It has decent Intel Tiger Lake-UP3 CPU options, and you need a dedicated GPU, there is an NVIDIA Quadro T500 option. The notebook is compact, light, and well-built. At the same time, it has a decent I/O, great touchpad and keyboard, and you can choose between five display variants including touch screen panels.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/23/2021

80% HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 review
Source: Laptop Mag
The ZBook Firefly 14 G8 is a sleek, sturdy workstation that, thanks to its 9 hours of battery life, will stay powered through your workday so you’re not stuck in one place. With a reasonable starting price of around $1,500, and the ability to customize it to your needs, the ZBook Firefly 14 G8 is a mobile workstation that is worth taking a serious gander at. However, be aware that it can get pricey, depending on the configuration you need. You get the performance you pay for, but don’t expect proper workstation speeds. When you consider the slim, attractive design, port selection, security features, and gorgeous 14-inch display, the HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 could be the right system for you.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/12/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 review
Source: Laptop Mag
The ZBook Firefly 14 G8 is a sleek, sturdy workstation that, thanks to its 9 hours of battery life, will stay powered through your workday so you’re not stuck in one place. With a reasonable starting price of around $1,500, and the ability to customize it to your needs, the ZBook Firefly 14 G8 is a mobile workstation that is worth taking a serious gander at. However, be aware that it can get pricey, depending on the configuration you need. You get the performance you pay for, but don’t expect proper workstation speeds. When you consider the slim, attractive design, port selection, security features, and gorgeous 14-inch display, the HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 could be the right system for you.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/12/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%

HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8, i7-1185G7

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Average Score: 93% - very good

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93% HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 review: An ultra-portable with firepower
Source: Techaeris
The HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 is a powerhouse packed in a small floor plan. I can see the G8 being purchased and deployed to employees as their main work from home laptop. There is more than enough power for some intensive tasks, and the small footprint is excellent for portability and space savings. The 720p webcam is a disappointment, and our 250 nits display isn’t the right choice. I think the sweet spot for this laptop is the HP 500 nits Dreamcolor display. The speakers are also weak, but this is an ultrabook, after all. We think the HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 should be on your shortlist when considering high-performance ultrabooks.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/22/2021
Rating: Total score: 93% price: 95% performance: 95% display: 90% mobility: 100% workmanship: 95%

HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 Review: A Premium Mobile Workstation
Source: Hot Hardware
Overall the HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 is an excellent option for users who need a lightweight mobile workstation. The premium fit and finish, excellent security features, and the necessary hardware to drive heavy-duty CAD software will make the Firefly attractive for the people who need it. While its features aren't for everyone, the target audience will know exactly what to do with it. For that reason, we're granting the Firefly our Recommended award.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/22/2021

HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8-2C9Q8EA

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HP Zbook Firefly 14 G8 - chiếc máy trạm di động nhỏ gọn, rất đáng xài
Source: Tinh Te VN→EN
Positive: Compact size; light weight; powerful hardware; premium design; great ergonomics. Negative: Average performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/05/2022

HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8: Thân hình nhỏ nhưng có nhiều võ
Source: FPT shop VN→EN
Positive: Compact size; light weight; excellent ergonomics; powerful processor; high performance; fast SSD storage; high security; beautiful display; great speakers; rich set of ports.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/15/2022

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HP: Founded in 1939, the US company is a major server and printer manufacturer and one of the leading IT companies in the world. Until 2015, the company was called Hewlett-Packard Company. After a split, the computer division was renamed HP Inc.

In 2023, HP had an approximate market share of 22% of global PC sales, making it number 2 after Lenovo.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU: Entry level dedicated graphics card for professional laptops based on the consumer GeForce MX450 with 896 shaders and a 64 bit memory bus. Therefore it uses the Turing architecture without raytracing and Tensor cores. Sometimes also called Quadro T500.

Intel Iris Xe G7 80EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G7 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 80 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Tiger Lake:

i7-1165G7: An upper mid-range, quad-core processor of Tiger Lake product family. The i7 is designed for use in ultra-light (yet actively cooled) laptops; it is manufactured on Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin. The CPU cores run at 2.8 GHz (base clock speed @ 28 W TDP) to 4.7 GHz (single-core Boost frequency). This i7 features the 96 EU Intel Iris Xe G7 iGPU; it was the second-fastest CPU of TGL-UP3 line-up when Intel initially launched the series in 2020.

i7-1185G7: Tiger Lake based low power quad-core processor for thin and light laptops. The four cores clock around 3 - 4.8 GHz. Produced on the second-gen 10 nm Intel process.

i5-1135G7: A quad-core, mid-range processor of Tiger Lake product family designed for use in ultra-light laptops. The i5 is manufactured on Intel's second-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin and features an 80 EU Iris Xe G7 iGPU. Core i5-1135G7 has a base clock speed of 2.4 GHz as long as it is allowed to consume 28 watts.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

14.00:

14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact. 

In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers. 

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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84.55%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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