HP 240 G6 Notebook review

HP 240 G6 (2019): the two-hundred-eighty-nine-dollar office box with green flags

The HP 240 G6 is the 2019 run of HP's budget business line, priced at $289 in this batch with a Core i3 7020U and a 16 GB pool — and it is one of the few legacy-priced records here whose flag sheet actually cooperates: minimum-setting Grand Theft Auto V, Rainbow Six Siege and Civilization 6 all pass their checks.

Where it holds up

The promoted strength is the graphics placing: 45.85 against a general-class median of 27.24, above the class midpoint — and unlike the HP 2000's identical placing, this record's flags back it at the minimum level: GTA V, Rainbow Six and Civilization 6 all clear their minimum checks, with no frame rates recorded to overstate. The gaming index of 71, high band, is consistent with that calibrated picture: casual and older titles at modest settings are in scope. The 16 GB pool doubles the 8 GB working standard of this batch's legacy tier, and office reads 45.85 — mid-band, the office lead of this batch's sub-$300 priced bracket.

Where it falls short

CPU performance is the flagged weakness: 23.61 against a class median of 58.99, a 60 percent shortfall the bands call basic. Reliability reads 26 against a median of 54 — 51.9 percent under — the honest cost of the price tier. Overall performance reads 31.9, low band; portability 57.8 is mid-band, and the value index of 48.05 sits mid-band as well: fair, not a steal. The green flags are minimum-level only — no rec-setting claim is supportable anywhere on this sheet.

Practically: office duty with genuine light-gaming permission, single application at a time, expectations set to 2019 budget silicon.

Price and depreciation

At $289 with a modeled annual loss of 9.7 percent, the record prices honestly for its receipts: cheaper than the 240 G7/G8 that follow it here, with more memory than both. No base price is recorded, so there is no dollar projection to quote.

Alternatives to consider

The HP 240 G7 in this batch ($339) answers with a Core i5 8265U and its own green minimum flags (Overwatch, GTA V, Rainbow Six) at the cost of an 8 GB pool; the 240 G8 ($399) combines the i5 with 16 GB. The HP 250 G1 ($191) is the cheaper artifact-tier option; the HP 245 G8 ($399) is the office-maximized sibling at 73.74.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class, the HP 240 G6 is the honest budget ticket: $289 buys a 16 GB pool, a mid-band office index and three green minimum-level game checks — with basic-band CPU and low reliability as the price, and no claim beyond minimum settings anywhere on the sheet.