HP 240/250/255/350/445 G-series series guide

Where the HP 240/250/255/350/445 G-series stands in 2026

HP's 2xx/3xx/4xx G-series is the small-business value rung: 44 models cataloged from 2011 to 2023, mixing 22 plain laptops, 19 business units and 3 ultrabooks. It is a cheap line — 34 of the 44 carry asking prices, from $120 up to $886 with a median of $339 — and it has been off the market since 2023, so everything here is used stock. Screens are strictly 14 or 15.6 inches and weights run 1.47–2.8 kg: no premium materials, no frills.

The configuration spread

The CPU mix is entry-level by design: Core i5 (30 configs) and Core i3 (26) lead, then Celeron (18), Core i7 (16), Pentium (14) and Ryzen 5 (11). Graphics are integrated almost across the board — Intel HD Graphics (5 configs), HD 620 (4), UHD (4), HD 5500 (4), basic Radeon Graphics (4) and Radeon R2 (4) — with only scattered GeForce MX450/MX550 dGPU options on late G8–G10 units. RAM ceilings span 8–64 GB, though most roster rows list 4 GB and 8 GB as the shipped configurations.

Price versus age

Age barely moves the needle here — CPU class matters more than vintage. Celeron-based 250 G4–G7 units from 2015–2020 ask $127–$155, while a 2020 250 G7 with the same N4000 class of CPU asks $604 and a 2022 250 G9 asks $780. The honest floor for a usable machine is around $300: the 240 G6 (2019, $289, Core i3) and 255 G6 (2019, $289) sit right on it, and the 2020–2022 mainstream pack clusters in the $339–$470 band. The $886 ceiling on the 2023 250 G10 is an outlier for a value line.

Which one to buy

Best CPU-per-dollar: the 255 G8 (2021, $345) with its Ryzen 5 5500U. Step-up AMD: the HP 255 G9 Notebook (2022, $470, Ryzen 7 5825U) or the 255 G10 tier (2023, $349–$553, Ryzen 3 7330U or Ryzen 5 7530U). Intel alternative: the 240 G8 (2021, $399) with a 10th-gen Core i5 1035G1. Skip everything Celeron- and Pentium-based unless the budget is hard-capped — the 250 G7 Grey (2020, $155) is the cheapest unit here that still makes sense as a basic typewriter, and the 2011–2016 G1–G6 era stock ($120–$207) is triage-only at this point.

Bottom line

Medians across the roster are exactly what you would expect from a value line: performance index 26.7, best-CPU score 37.9, reliability 27, mobility 41, energy efficiency 70.1. Zero games clear recommended settings at the median configuration, and nothing here is a gaming machine. Treat the G-series as disposable office transport: buy the newest Ryzen unit under $500 you can find, expect a plastic chassis, and before paying the $780–$886 late G9/G10 asking prices, check HP's own higher-tier business lines first.