HP Elitebook 830 G5: Sleek & Powerful

The HP Elitebook 830 G5 is an elegant machine, with small touches that differentiate it from most business notebooks. A groove in the middle of the front edges of the lid and deck enables easy one-handed opening, and its back edge tapers outward for a nice wedge design.

The EliteBook 830’s Thunderbolt 3, Ethernet, HDMI and USB 3.0 ports are on its right side, next to the headphone jack, power jack and HP docking port. If you customize the laptop with cellular support, you’ll see a SIM slot next to the headphone jack.

Security and Durability of the HP Elitebook 830 G5

The HP EliteBook 830 G5 features a lot of security perks, but some cost extra. A TPM 2.0 security chip comes standard and protects important data, while Intel’s vPro technology allows for remote management and is free, but it’s available only on configs with supported CPUs (Core i5-7300U, Core i5-8350U and Core i7-8650U). You’ll need to pay $12 extra for a fingerprint reader, though. HP’s Sure View displays offer one-click privacy, making the screens opaque and white for anyone looking over your shoulder.

In terms of durability, the EliteBook 830 G5 is built tough. The laptop passed 13 of the MIL-SPEC-810G tests, which are used to ensure durability for U.S. military equipment. Those tests include getting hit with dust from Arizona roads for 6 hours, exposure to up 8,000 volts of electrostatic discharge and operation in extreme temperatures (from minus 20 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit).

Display

A trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp looked particularly dull on the HP EliteBook 830 G5, partly because the panel is super-reflective. The reds of Ghost’s eyes didn’t glow as strongly as I expected, and an SUV’s gold trim looked more yellow than it should have.

Keyboard, Touchpad and Pointing Stick

Pardon the pun, but keyboards are a hot-button issue for me these days. And the HP EliteBook 820 G5 won a lot of points with me for its comfortable typing experience. When I tested out the keyboard on the 10fastfingers.com typing test, I easily tied my 80-words-per-minute average. This is due in part to the keys’ relatively deep 1.4 millimeters of vertical travel and 78 grams of required actuation force. (Both measurements fall near or within the 1.5 to 2 millimeters and 60 grams or more we look for.)

Audio

The Bang & Olufsen-tuned speakers in the HP EliteBook 830 G5 provided quality audio, filling a medium-size conference room. When listening to Pusha T’s “The Story of Adidon,” I heard the rapper’s brutal vocals come through clearly, while the track’s sample of Nina Simone’s “Four Women” was reproduced accurately. As I blasted Grandtheft & Keys N Krates’ track “Keep It 100,” the thump of the instrumental track demonstrated that the laptop handles bass well.

Performance of the HP Elitebook 830 G5

The HP EliteBook 830 G5 I tested, which packs an Intel Core i7-8650U processor with 8GB of RAM, provides enough speed for solid multitasking. I saw no stutter or lag after splitting my screen between a dozen Chrome tabs, including Slack, Giphy, Google Docs and a 1080p YouTube video.

Webcam

The 0.9-megapixel webcam in the HP EliteBook 830 G5 is another just barely decent integrated camera in a long line of webcams I’ve tested over the years. Yes, the selfie I shot with the camera shows some correct hues in my face and shirt, but natural light from outside is so blown out, it looks like a nuclear bomb was detonated nearby. Sure, it’s good enough for teleconferencing, which is what you’ll use it for, but it’s sad how predictably poor this sensor is.

Heat

The HP EliteBook 830 G5 gets warm, but at acceptable levels. After we streamed HD video on the machine for 15 minutes, our heat gun captured readings of 97 and 98.5 degrees Fahrenheit on its keyboard and underside, respectively, which slightly breach our 95-degree comfort threshold. The mousepad registered a cool 87 degrees. Get an indepth review of this beauty here.

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