HP 240 G8 review

HP 240 G8 — an i7 badge and 64 GB RAM on a budget chassis

The 2019 HP 240 G8 is the entry tier of HP's business line, here configured unusually: an i7-1065G7 with 64 GB of RAM — double the general-laptop class median of 32 GB. At $403 it sits 63% above the $248 class median, and the verdict rates it fairly priced for what it carries. Graphics reads 0 (integrated only); the memory ceiling and CPU badge are the entire value story.

The memory-and-badge configuration

64 GB of RAM in an entry-tier chassis is a statement configuration: someone bought the cheapest body that accepted the biggest memory. The i7-1065G7 (Ice Lake, quad-core) is genuinely the fastest CPU in this unit's neighborhood of the catalog — its score pairs with the RAM for a compute-and-memory envelope that embarrasses machines costing half as much again. Compilation, data wrangling, heavy virtualization: all comfortable.

What the chassis doesn't pretend to be

The 240 line is HP's budget business tier: adequate plastics, adequate display, no premium touches. Graphics at 0 confirms integrated-only — the Ice Lake Iris graphics are respectable for an integrated part, but the scoring scope is display and casual duty. Reliability for the tier is entry-grade; treat the machine as a workhorse, not an heirloom.

Price trajectory

From roughly $900 new to $403 today at 9.7% per year, projecting to $329 in two years (18.5% lower). The above-median price tracks the RAM and CPU; the chassis contributes little to the residual value.

Where it sits against peers

The pricier Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15AMN7 ($447) sits above; cheaper neighbors are the IdeaPad 315IIL05 ($345) and IdeaPad 3 ($373), with the HP 17-c3000 ($422) sideways. Against this field the 240 G8's i7-plus-64GB combination is the standout spec sheet; the rivals offer newer platforms with less memory and slower badges.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the buyer who measures machines in RAM and CPU: near-workstation memory on a budget body with a genuinely quick quad-core. Skip it if chassis quality, display or graphics matter — the analog set offers more polished machines for similar money. Choose it when the spec sheet is the product.