HP EliteBook 850 G2 laptop i5-5200U 16GB 240GB SSD

EliteBook 850 G2 business laptop

The HP EliteBook 850 G2 is a 15.6 inch business laptop built around a dual-core Intel Core i5-5200U processor running at 2.20 GHz with a 2.70 GHz turbo frequency. It comes with 16 GB of DDR3 memory and a new 240 GB M.2 NVMe PCIe solid-state drive. The 1920 x 1080 FHD display is non-touch, and the integrated graphics use Intel HD Graphics 5500. No operating system is installed.

Upgrade from older mechanical storage

Replacing a traditional hard drive with the 240 GB NVMe SSD cuts boot and application load times dramatically. The 16 GB memory ceiling matches the factory maximum, so multitasking headroom is fixed at this level. The performance jump is worth it when moving from a system limited to 4 GB or 8 GB of RAM and spinning disks, especially for office suites and web-based workflows.

Suits office users needing a ready Windows install

This unit fits professionals who want a silver 15.6 inch chassis with a full HD screen, 16 GB of memory and a fresh NVMe drive to install their own Windows or Linux image. Buyers who need a larger SSD, a dedicated GPU, a touchscreen or a pre-loaded operating system should look at something else.