HP ProBook 445 G8 (14-Inch, 2021) Reviews & Tests

The inexpensive HP ProBook 445 G8 is a powerful 14-inch office laptop. In addition, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U APU lets it run quietly. As the EliteBook 800 series, HP's ProBooks are part of the business mid-range lineup, but they only offer a basis of the...

AMD CPU offers a lot of performance;good battery life;extremely quiet;robust;webcam with IR and shutter;USB-C with Power Delivery and DisplayPort;easy to maintain plus 2x SO-DIMM

dim display with small color spaces;single-channel RAM reduces graphics performance;no Thunderbolt;Wi-Fi 5 (Realtek);only 12 months of warranty

The HP ProBook 445 G8 comes as a logical upgrade to its robust predecessor, and thanks to AMD Zen 3, it offers immense performance that goes beyond plain office tasks. Combined with the well thought-out cooling system, it also leads to very quiet...