2018 HP EliteBook 840 G2 14in HD Laptop Computer, Intel Core i5-5200U up to 2.70GHz, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, Windows 10 Professional (Renewed)

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EDIT (FINAL REVISION 5/24/2019, AFTER OWNING LAPTOP FOR 2 MONTHS): I thought I was having battery drain issues, but it turned out to be my own mistake! Oops. So after 2 months, the laptop works great still. I have had no issues with Windows 10 (activating it was a breeze) and the computer is performing as expected of a i5-processor with 8 GB RAM. (Fun fact: The laptop I received surprisingly came with a slightly BETTER i5 than listed in the product description!) I upgraded from a much less efficient AMD-A6 processor with only 4 GB RAM, and must say that I LOVE how seamlessly I can run multiple programs/apps at once! I usually have 10+ windows open at a time while streaming in Opera browser, surfing the web in Chrome, editing in large text applications, browsing file explorer, and doing digital art in Paint Sai with my Huion graphic art tablet drivers running. On average, the battery life ranges from approximately 4.5 hours with 50% screen brightness and 2.5-3 hours with 80% screen brightness. To reach a full charge takes roughly 1.5-2 hours. Im pleased with the efficiency of charger that I received and the machines overall battery life; its not the greatest but it is certainly reliable and meets the expectations for a refurbished laptop. I expect it will last for at least a couple more years. Final notes: I gotta say I love this laptop. It just looks and feels so well-made (which makes sense, given it is a premium business-class model laptop), and I love how light and portable it is. The back-lit keyboard and the layout of the mouse/trackpad design are EXCELLENT; I love having two mouses, one at the top of the trackpad and one at the bottom. And the fingerprint scanner is a neat plus too. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I am SO HAPPY with my new refurbished laptop from ITREPLAY. It is PERFECT - everything works smoothly, and it looks brand new. The screen display is as good as expected (full HD) and I love the anti-glare wide-viewing angle. The back-lit keyboard (I cant live without these!) and fingerprint scanner are super nice touches! The battery life is great--WAY better than my old laptop--and so far I can go 5-6 hours off the charger, which is impressive for a heavy computer user like me! I use the laptop every day for several hours straight, and have many tabs and programs open and running at once on full or near full brightness. Now, to all people who are like me and will literally spend hours learning as much as they possibly can before spending a large amount of money on an investment such as a phone or laptop: I spent 16+ hours researching the budget-laptop market. My goal was to get THE ABSOLUTE BEST LAPTOP POSSIBLE FOR UNDER $300. This premium business-class notebook was recommended as the #1 laptop to buy used by hundreds of laptop owners and MANY highly regarded elite tech-reviewers all over the Internet. It cost over $1400 when it first came out in 2015, and it is now available for under $300--WHICH IS AMAZING for a laptop of this insanely good quality! As a truly satisfied customer, I can now vouch for the blazing fast speeds and mighty processing power that this 8GB RAM/Intel Core i5-5200U machine possesses. Its design is a perfect combination of sleek and light, plus durable and compact... not surprising, given that the notebooks feature an ENTIRELY magnesium alloy chassis, anodized aluminum lid and palm rests, and spill-resistant keyboard! My overall experience with ITREPLAY surpassed all my expectations. Their customer service was FLAWLESSLY efficient and shipping came faster than expected. I can totally recommend this seller to anyone who is looking to buy from an excellent, reliable, top-quality source!

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I purchased through Amazon and laptop was advertised as 2018 model. Upon opening the back, the battery says 2015 as does other components. I paid more for this for this reason as other vendors offered the same unit cheaper. Also, the screen briteness keys do not work and I believe this is a problem with this model running on Windows 10

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I like how it was shipped, came with clear instructions, power cable booted up well, got it authenticated 10 pro. Should be great for school, Thank you:)

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Bought it as a cheap laptop for my wife who wanted to write more, and upon booting it up I got a bunch of errors relating to disk images. Whats more, I cant use Windows Update because it says "Error encountered - Well continue to check daily for newer updates." Ive tried every possible fix and the only alternative I see is to reinstall Windows. They also installed a bunch of unnecessary applications on the image like OpenOffice and TeamViewer. Usually things like this are provided as links to webpages to download helpful utilities, not the entire applications themselves. Im considering sending it back because I shouldnt have to do this much work on whats supposed to be a reimaged laptop from scratch.

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This product is listed as 2018 HP EliteBook "thoroughly cleans the product. The products will have minimal to no signs of wear and no visible cosmetic imperfections when held 12 inches away." When I opened the bottom cover it looked as if someone had eaten a sandwich and lost a few of their thick black hairs in the bottom of the laptop with a mess of crumbs. There is no way this computer was cleaned. The display also has a half inch screen burn in the bottom center that I can clearly see from three feet away. The computer is listed as 2018 HP EliteBook, but everything on the computer hardware and software states 2016.

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This laptop is a great starter laptop, plenty of space for upgrades for future longevity. The refurb process could use with a quality control department, outer case shows normal wear and tear as to be expected with a refurb unit. However the unit was just plain dirty, crumbs etc on the keyboard and inside the case had to open it up and take a can of air to it upon arrival. You would think a company that does refurbishment could spring for a 5 dollar can of air or an air compressor to clean it out before shipping.

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The computer doesn’t go on at all, but I bought over a month ago as a gift. When the person received it, it did not work.

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Typing this review from the laptop in question. Only bad things I could say about this laptop are that my fingerprint scanner was barely functional (no biggie for me, I like to use PIN numbers more anyway), and that the package came with someones hair in it (kinda gross). The laptop itself looks pretty clean despite that one issue. Performance wise, it handles heavy duty browsing, some music production (I use FL Studio 12) and LIGHT gaming pretty good (I currently tested out a few emulators and they run pretty good.) In theory it could also do a bit of mid-tier gaming with an external gpu but dont quote me on that. The battery isnt too bad, lasting 5 hours with max brightness and the "High Performance" power option selected, it would probably get around another hour or two if the power saver options were selected though. All and all, a pretty nice laptop for the price ($250). NOTE: I also had a bit of an issue at first with updating this laptop, though a few restarts solved that for me pretty well.

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This is by no means a good laptop for gaming. Its meant for productivity. It handles my video editing, music mixing, and game development software with little to no issues. It can play a few games but I would check on a website to see if your system can run it. It only came with 8gb of memory and 128gb of storage. I recently added another 8gb of RAM giving me 16gb. Now everything is running more smoothly and I can have more things open at once. The fingerprint scanner is finicky. You need to have it at just the right angle but as soon as you find the angle it works perfectly everytime. Accessing the inside is very easy as there is only one little lock switch you have to slide then the back panel just slides out. The slots for the memory are very easy to access and require no tools to install or uninstall. For storage I have a 128gb SSD but theres a slot open for an m.2 drive which is also very easy to access and only requires a screwdriver to install the drive. All in all Im very pleased with this notebook and so far have zero buyers remorse.

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Description says 128gb SSD, but if you look SSD slot is empty. When you look at the 2.5" slot the sticker specifies its a 500gb HDD; inaccurate misleading information on this offering.

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