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Benchmarking the HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop in Linux

November 25, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Laptops, Reviews

I put a refurbished HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop through a series of benchmarks comparing it to other machines.

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HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop running Linux: Specifications in detail

November 20, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Laptops, Reviews

Let’s look at the specifications of the laptop in more detail. I’ll use a popular system profiler, inxi, to help delve into the laptop’s specs.

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HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop running Linux: Introduction to the Series

November 18, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Laptops, Reviews

This is a new series looking at running Linux on a refurbished HP laptop.

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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – Other Factors – Part 6

May 24, 2021 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC

This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.

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HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC – Games – Week 6

May 19, 2021 Steve Emms Blog, Games, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is a weekly blog looking at the HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC running Linux. We put some free games through their paces.

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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – RAM – Part 5

May 17, 2021 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC

This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.

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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – Storage – Part 4

May 10, 2021 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC

This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished Mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.

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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – Motherboard – Part 3

May 3, 2021 Steve Emms Hardware

This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.

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HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC – Hardware Acceleration in Firefox – Week 4

April 28, 2021 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Multimedia, Reviews

For this weekly blog we set up hardware graphics acceleration in Firefox.

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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – Processor – Part 2

April 26, 2021 Steve Emms Hardware

This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.

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HP EliteDesk 800 G2

HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC – Multimedia – Week 3

April 21, 2021 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Multimedia, Reviews

Our weekly blog looks at the HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC testing its multimedia capabilities.

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Refurbished Hardware

Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – Part 1

April 19, 2021 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC

This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as your desktop computer.

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HP EliteDesk 800 G2

HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC – Benchmarks – Week 2

April 14, 2021 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

We run a series of benchmarks on the HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC on the Manjaro distribution.

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Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC- OBS Studio – Week 6

April 12, 2021 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Multimedia

This week’s blog looks at video recording on the Lenovo M93 using OBS Studio.

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HP EliteDesk 800 G2

HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC running Linux – Week 1

April 7, 2021 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

The first in a new series looking at running Linux on a refurbished HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC.

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Lenovo M93

Lenovo M93 Ultra Small PC – Gaming – Week 5

April 5, 2021 Steve Emms Blog, Games, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is a weekly blog looking at the Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC running Linux. We put some free games through their paces on the M93.

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Lenovo M93

Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC – Multiple Operating Systems – Week 4

March 29, 2021 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is a weekly blog looking at the Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC running Linux. Run multiple operating systems on the Lenovo M93.

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Lenovo M93

Lenovo M93 Ultra Small PC – Video and Audio – Week 3

March 22, 2021 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this week’s blog, we put the Lenovo M93 through its paces from a multimedia perspective.

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Lenovo M93 Ultra Small PC – Benchmarks – Week 2

March 15, 2021 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is a weekly blog looking at the Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC running Linux. This week we run a series of benchmarks on the machine and compare it to some of its peers.

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Lenovo M93

Lenovo M93 Ultra Small PC Running Linux – Week 1

March 8, 2021 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

The first in a new series looking at running Manjaro on a refurbished Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC.

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