Reddit reviews HP EliteBook 820 G2 12.5in Laptop, Intel Core i5-5300U 2.3GHz, 8GB Ram, 256GB Solid State Drive, Windows 10 Pro 64bit (Renewed)
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The screen res on that laptop is 1366x768 which is abysmally low on a modern laptop. You'll find it annoying coming from a macbook which generally have great screens. Especially as a journo as you'll care about screen real-estate.
Same with having a HDD as opposed to an SSD in 2019.
What about this (15.6" model):
https://www.amazon.com.au/HP-Elitebook-Intel-2-30Ghz-Webcam/dp/B00SQG3SX6/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=HP+EliteBook+850+g2&qid=1570593298&s=computers&sr=1-1
or this (12.5" model):
https://www.amazon.com.au/HP-EliteBook-820-G2-Refurbished/dp/B07FCWX4GT/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1570593157&refinements=p_89%3AHP&s=computers&sr=1-3
If you are willing to go refurb from a third party seller, this would be the way to go IMO.
If you wanted to buy brand new because of warranty shenanigans, I'd still consider finding a laptop with a Full HD (1920x1080) screen. Dell have a slightly cheaper laptop that is full HD similar specs otherwise. It's a vostro though which I think is even more budget than the inspiron series.
Even then, I'd consider refurbs from first party retailers like dell. You'll get full warranty and a better deal.