HP Japan announced the 14-inch notebook PC “HP EliteBook 8 G2iW 14” for the domestic market. The lightest configuration weighs approximately 999g, and the model was launched for the first time in 7 years as a Japan-focused product designed to deliver practical portability. The starting price is ¥529,100, while the EC site campaign price is ¥258,830.
HP Japan announced and launched the business-oriented 14-inch notebook PC “HP EliteBook 8 G2iW 14” on 7 October. The starting price is ¥529,100, while the EC site campaign price was announced as ¥258,830. The announcement was made at the domestic event “HP Future of Work AI Conference 2026.”
The model was designed for the Japanese market, and HP Japan President Okado Nobuki (岡戸伸樹) described it as a “strategic product for Japan.” An HP representative from the United States also emphasized that it was developed based on feedback from Japanese customers, introducing it as a product created from Japanese customer feedback for the first time in 7 years.
The lightest configuration weighs approximately 999g, although configurations with a 2.2K display, a 56Wh battery and Wi-Fi only may exceed this weight. The exterior features a Mist Silver aluminum chassis, and the dimensions are approximately 313.6×220.85×18.55–19.05mm. It offers durability compliant with MIL-STD-810H.
The CPU is from the Core Series 3 and comes in one of several configurations with 2 P-cores and 4 LP-E-cores. AI processing performance is up to 39 TOPS, with 16GB or 32GB of memory and a 256GB or 512GB PCIe SSD. The display is 14 inches, with a choice of 2K or 1920×1200 resolution. 5G support and sufficient battery capacity were also included among the requirements.