LG Gram Laptop - 15.6" Full HD Touchscreen, Intel 8th Gen Core i7, 16GB RAM, 1TB (2 x 512GB SSD), 18.5 hrs Battery, Thunderbolt 3 - 15Z990-R.AAS9U1 (2019)

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I think of my notebook computer as a lumberjack thinks of their chainsaw - a tool I use daily with every aspect of it becoming important over time. Some would say Im a bit obsessive, but I believe something I use for nearly 12 hours a day, whether productive work or entertainment, is worth the extra effort. I pre-ordered this latest version of the LG gram and Ive used it hard ever since it arrived. For me, it replaced a top-of-the-line $3,000 Razer Blade 14". Prior to that I had a $2,700 Macbook Pro with bootcamp. In 35 years of using computers, this is the first review Ive ever written for a notebook computer. Key Considerations: 1. Very Fast - boot-up, sign-in, program loading are all faster than any other notebook computer. Im not the most patient person so speed is key to me. 2. Thin/Light - Im amazed at how handy it is that this computer is radically light and thin. 3. Battery - The battery life is so good its not a worry, ill use it for a couple hours and its down mabye 10% or so. 4. Screen/Keyboard - These are both excellent. While 1080p resolution doesnt sound impressive, it is a perfect fit for this size computer and Im a guy who loves huge curved monitors. Some people think more pixels is important for a 15.6" screen but in this case it is a matter of less is more - by going 1080 the computer is more snappy and drains less power and saves some money. I never used the reader mode before but I love it now - I have no idea how I made it when I let me screen blast my eyes with too much blue light! Put this computer on reader mode next to any other computer with any other screen and youd likely never turn off reader mode (thats whats happended to me). Backlight for keyboard comes in handy and keyboard is great for typing. Numeric pad is good and fits well with the computer layout - nothing is wasted. Surprises: 1. Im shocked by how fast the fingerprint scan is - 1/2 a second login to Windows at a touch, you cant live without this feature once you experience it. The IT expert at our company had to change some settings so I can use it versus typing in a password - it is surprising to me how fast fingerprint scan works for login. 2. Every once in awhile Ill barely hear the fan turn on, the strange thing is the barely audible fan turns on when it doesnt seem like Im taxing the system. The computer has never really been hot, even when playing games. 3. Speed. Seems like LG just found a way to make the components work better together. Programs load faster than any other notebook (and my day job is at a company that resells computers for high-end simulators, so Ive been using fast SSDs for years). 4. Feel. This is so light that you might fear it could easily break. Ive had zero problems with it but if youre the type of person who often drops a computer from 5 feet onto the ground, this is probably not the computer for you. LG says it meets a military standard - which is impressive in such a lightweight chassis. Since I carry this computer from home-to-work-to-home-to-airport-to-hotel-etc... I love how lightweight it is, plus even the AC adapter is lightweight. Fewer back problems. 2.5 lbs. is surprisingly much lighter than 4 lbs. for a computer. Price/Performance: Just outstanding. I gave up a $3,000 Razer notebook to get this $2,000 LG and am very happy. 1 TB SSD and 2 slots is very smart. Other Thoughts: This computer has the ability to charge to 80%, instead of 100%, which I engaged as soon as I first booted it up and which means the effectiveness of the battery will do better into the future (same principle for Telsa vehicles where you arent to charge them to 100%). System/Battery combo is so good 80% charge is perfectly fine. The lack of bloatware is highly appreciated. The ability to use the computers USB-C to fast charge my Google Pixel phone (USB-C) can come in handy. Also, Im able to have one charger for both the computer and phone via USB-C. Notebooks Wifi has been rock solid. I didnt expect much from the speaker audio (I use headphones or bluetooth speaker if i need audio usually) but it is perhaps the #1 or #2 notebook Ive ever owned for quality audio. Ive tested it with some Steam games and it has performed very good - another reason I appreciate the 1080p resolution screen and with Thunderbolt 3 built in, there is the potential of external enhancements because thunderbolt 3 is like having a central line to the backbone of the computer, helping to future proof this model. Update: 5/1/18 Ive had no problems with durability despite heavy use and considerable travel. I just completed some video editing (using Adobe Premiere Pro CC, latest version) and was shocked how well it worked. Previously I used a high-end desktop with 1080 Ti graphic card but I could barely tell a difference between the two of them. There is one problem, when you engage or disengage the trackpad the indicator light is stuck in the on position regardless, but the function actually does work fine just the indicator light is pretty useless. I also added small white dots (used white-out) to help me quickly align and plug in cables since this unit travels between work and home. Update: 9/23/18 LG is still going strong, zero issue with durability. Just bought a Sager 15.6 notebook and Ill do an amazon review on it - but the sager is impressive for performance demanding work or games! If thin and lightweight (while having solid performance) is important to you, this LG gram is tough to beat, you just have to accept that it can be durable even though it weighs almost nothing. Normally this is the time period when Ive had plastic-based Dell notebooks start to have hinge problems but no problems with the LG gram despite daily travel and 12 hours of use per day (plugged into power usually). Update: 11/26/18 Durability is still solid. However, today I had three times where the notebook screen went totally black for about 2 seconds and then came back, but the computer continued as if nothing happened (no reboot occurred nor was a reboot needed). Today was the worse but it has happened before, maybe once every two days. However, I usually have this computer connected to a monitor so it might be a bigger problem for someone not using an external monitor. Update: 6/25/2019 The blank screen issue seems to be less, though Im usually working with it connected to a 4k monitor. Still using it 12 hr. per day and the durability of this thing continues to impress, despite the feather-weight status. Not a single "blue screen of death" despite over 7,000 hours of operation plus over 100,000 of airline miles! I might someday upgrade to the latest LG 17 gram.

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Best computer Ive ever owned. No other laptop is anywhere near this laptop. The touchpad is even as good as the MacBook 12" I used to have. This runs Age of Empires Discovery Edition just as well as the two other gaming laptops Ive tried, both with discreet graphic cards and weighing a TON more with HUGE power bricks. Dont forget the power brick size is important too. Since this can be charged off usb-c, it opens up all of those possibilities as well. A neat trick I did was to use cloudready (chrome os on a usb drive), disabled secure boot and adjusted the boot order so usb drive was first, and now I can just use a usb drive to boot up into chrome os (i.e. it turns it into a chromebook). (Although the trackpad isnt as good as it is in windows, but an external mouse works fine). Because LG designed it to run on the basic drivers without a bunch of CRAPWARE like with many laptops, it runs Chrome OS great! To boot into windows I just shut down and remove the usb stick. It boots SUPER fast, I cant emphasize enough the raw performance this thing has. Everything about it is perfect, Ive never encountered a perfect laptop before. When gaming the battery only lasts about 5-6 hours. When web browsing it will last much much longer, and you can easily set the performance mode by clicking on the battery icon in the system tray at the bottom level and simply sliding the slider to the left for better battery. I dont even notice a performance downgrade when putting it all the way to best battery settings. Brilliant decision choosing 1920x1080 for the screen size for battery saving and usability reasons .Every decision made when designing this was the perfect decision.

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Ultra lightweight, big bright screen. I got the 1T ssd and 16 ram model. There is no fan noise at all. I love the extra screen size, it is so worth it. Quick setup. I love everything about it, though screen frame does seem a bit flexible, so Im extra careful when opening and closing it. Microphone setup tricky but once I found the app that controls it, it was a snap. So glad I got one with regular usb ports. Speakers on back are odd but I work with it in my lap and its nice and loud. Laptop doesnt get hot but a.c. adapter did during initial setup. Keyboard is good but layout different than what Im used to, so Im still adjusting. I immediately upgraded to Win10 Pro and its still super fast. Great fingerprint reader. I just hope this baby lasts! Its always somewhat of a crapshoot these days. Go for it!

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Ive been holding out for two months for these to hit the market and Im so glad I restrained myself from going with a different manufacturer/model. This thing is as light as a feather and super, super thin. Its a sight to behold and feel in your hands; worth every penny and more. I personally dont like the Windows 10 interface but it was easy enough to go onto youtube and find out how to get it switched over to the familiar Classic Shell (which took a little bit of doing) and see all my icons like Im used to. The machine itself is breathtakingly amazing though. If you have it or can manage it, it is worth every penny. I love LGs branding as "gram" - says it all. LG has now set the standards for every laptop manufacturer to follow suit if they have the guts to attempt it.

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After months of searching and scrutinizing every available full keyboard laptop on the market I chose this LG and could not be happier. It is so unbelievably thin and light and super fast. Having a full keyboard was essential for me in my line of work so I love having the number keys on the right. The touchpad is very responsive. Although I dont use the touchscreen frequently it is an added plus. They battery life is great. Set up was a breeze .

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Bought this laptop, (nicest one LG sells) after few months discovered defective C drive. LG wants 3-4 weeks of shipping out time to fix. Also, all data will be erased. I cant be without use it every day. The hard drive is so corrupt it wont even back up or run Microsoft Scan disk. Wishing I had paid more attention to whom I was buying from cause Amazon Doesnt care either! Live and learn, guess I have to throw in the dumpster.

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Second hard drive keeps disappearing 3 months after purchase. It comes back up only after turning off and on the laptop.. had to ship the laptop back to the US, and sent it to a repair facilty. The laptop was returned with a report saying that the keypad/input was replaced. Contacted LG to try to know what the keypad has to do with the hard drive and if the particular hard drive was tested/good. The response from LG is to try it to see if the problem is still there. I tried to explain that the problem happens like once every two months so there is no way to test it now... anyway it is a good spec laptop but if you face problems you are out of luck... LG troubleshooting/ after sale support is very limited for laptops

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To keep this brief, the LG Gram 15 (2018) is a fantastic student/business laptop that is ridiculously lightweight and arguably the most portable 15 inch laptop on the market. It is, however, a bit on the pricey side. Pros: - Amazingly lightweight, picking this up with one hand is easy, using while lying down is comfortable, and can be thrown into a bag or backpack and you wont even know its there. - Ridiculously good battery life, a pretty solid day of web browsing, YouTube, reading academic literature, and checking emails and chatting on Discord and still have about 40% battery by the evening. I estimate this laptop at around 60-70% brightness can get between 10-12 hours of use in a day from a full charge. - Gorgeous 1080p IPS touchscreen display, colors are vibrant, brightness is pretty solid (though cant compete with Dell XPS or MacBooks), and touchscreen is responsive and accurate - SATA SSD storage; speeds arent great but faster than an HDD and boots quickly. - Good touchpad, a bit on the small side but it works well and doesnt have any glitches or bugs (looking at you Asus). - Pretty nice and comfy keyboard with number pad, back-lighting is nice, keys are nice to press and arent too loud; however, the keyboard is a bit on the small side. Cons: - 1080p IPS touchscreen is GLOSSY: fingerprints galore on this guy. Get yourself an anti-glare matte screen protector. - Pricey: top model comes out to $1,799 + tax, and thats with 1TB SSD storage, 16gb of DDR4 RAM, and an i5-8550u. I got mine from Amazon Warehouse Deals for $1,630 total, and thats a much better value than the $1,799 MSRP this guy goes for. - No discrete graphics, so please dont buy this thinking its a portable light gaming laptop. Overall, I like this laptop, and as a university student and soon-to-be business professional, this lightweight touchscreen package really serves my needs well. However, if youre a gamer or content creator looking to edit, record, or play on a laptop, this IS NOT for you. In addition, the price is fairly high, and although you get portability, you can find heavier but far more powerful laptops at this price point. Research the market and carefully consider your needs before taking the plunge on the LG Gram 15.

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I have an older version of this that for years I would make people hold it. It is soooooo light. This version has a touchscreen and I bought it for my college son who was lugging around a 5 year old MAC tank. If a computer makes me hold it with 2 hands when opened up to move it, then it’s not an LG gram. The computer has all bells and whistles, and it’s sleek. LG has this down. I have to have the number pad and this computer has it. It’s just easy.

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Hello, I had a HP Spectre x360 before and I loved the build quality and the looks of the laptop. What annoyed me was the mediocre battery life and the weight with the laptop. So this came to my eyes on amazon and after I lifted it real quick in a store, I left impressed. As my HP Spectre goes as a hand me down now, I need a new laptop and I thought I would like this one. After it arrived, I opened it and I was immediately surprised at the incredible light weight. I am somebody who uses the touch screen a lot when surfing and when I touched it the first time I thought I had immediately scratched it as the contact with the glass feels like you are touching cheap Plexiglas at home depot. Super weird, I was already almost done at that point. That would disappoint me every time I would touch it. So then I still set it up and I decided I will give it a chance. I think the entire laptop feels super cheap and plasticky. I understand as this is what makes it so light, but the combo of the feel and the odd screen texture just turned me off and didnt leave me smiling as t should be with a new toy. So I took it to a test an sat down and installed a few things while watching my team play hockey. Well, not sure if this is only this laptop, but after 3 hours of doing that, the laptop battery was down to 36%. Compared to people saying the lapop lasts over 10 hours, this is crazy. Not any better then my old HP Spectre laptop.So not impressed here either. To judge the rest for the quick time I spent with it, The fingerprint reader is super fast and works really well. The screen is good for a 1080p screen, very bright and to my astonishment very sharp. The keyboard feels good, solid and I got along with immediately. The trackpad is very responsive and the computer sees to be lightning fast. So all good, I just couldnt get used to the plastic feel after my Spectre. I will be returning it and will be getting another Spectre. The new ones are supposed to have pretty god battery life and jut an amazing build. My two cents, hope this helps

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