HP · 2024
HP EliteBook 840 G11
Ubuntu-certified, SO-DIMM slots to 64 GB, 15 hours real battery, and a webcam that skips the IPU6 mess. The fingerprint reader is dead on Linux and the panel is a plain 1200p. For a fleet Linux box that is a fair trade.
Compiled from public sources and community data, not hands-on tested. What that means.
Best on ubuntu LTS. Confidence: high
Scores
Specs
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics (integrated) |
| RAM | 32 GB (slotted) |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 @ 60Hz |
| Weight | 1.37 kg |
| Battery (real) | ~15 h |
Linux compatibility
- ubuntu-lts Minor setup
- Wi-Fi
- works
- Bluetooth
- works
- Fingerprint
- broken
- Webcam
- works
- Audio
- works
- Suspend
- needs tweak
- fedora Minor setup
- Wi-Fi
- works
- Bluetooth
- works
- Fingerprint
- broken
- Webcam
- works
- Audio
- works
- Suspend
- needs tweak
ubuntu-lts: Ubuntu-certified with the Core Ultra 7 165H, so the base hardware is signed off. The catch is the fingerprint reader, which has no working libfprint driver and stays dead on Linux. UVC webcam works, no IPU6 here. s0ix only, no S3 sleep, so expect modern-standby drain. Ubuntu certified: EliteBook 840 G11 (165H) →
fedora: Same picture as Ubuntu. Fingerprint is the only real loss. Pick a SO-DIMM config and you can take RAM to 64 GB, which most ultrabooks here cannot do.