LG Gram Thin and Light Laptop - 17" (2560 x 1600) IPS Display, Intel 8th Gen Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, up to 19.5 Hour Battery, Thunderbolt 3 - 17Z990-R.AAS8U1 (2019)

Heres what you came for: THIS LAPTOP IS SO THIN AND LIGHT THAT I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY PRANK A COWORKER THAT AMAZON HAD ACCIDENTALLY SENT ME A LAPTOP WITH NO PARTS INSIDE. Its so light that its arguably more portable than a 13" MacBook Pro. The featherlikeness combined with its unheard of battery life makes it DEFINITIVELY more portable than any current or previous 15" MacBook Pro if you need a full days work, because you can easily get a full 10 hourson this skinny beast and leave the adapter at home. Also props to LG for making the smallest laptop power adapter Ive ever seen, it somehow fits in my pocket comfortably. Now lets talk about this I N C R E D I B L E screen + touchpad combination. When I say INCREDIBLE I mean that they didnt overshoot the performance of Intels integrated graphics and try to arbitrarily drive a 4k panel on it. They chose an unorthodox but genius resolution of 2560x1600 ( used to be whatd come on those big Dell 30" super expensive monitors which was the highest resolution you could get on a PC monitor for many years ). Its a 16:10 aspect ratio, which you never knew you needed, but once you try it and can see so much more content without scrolling itll be hard to ever love a 16:9 laptop again. Move your taskbar to the left side of the screen and voila, you have a semi-desktop-like web browsing experience... on a macbook-air-level-thin-and-light laptop

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I essentially wanted a Mac Book that wasnt made by apple. Great design, excellent display, & long battery life. That is exactly what this product is. The only major con Id say is the SSD isnt NVMe, which at $1700, thats kinda bs.

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2019 Feb 8 Update: while its great for what it is - a super light 17 inch, its too big and heavy to use on the move, especially without a touchscreen (for example in a train on your lap, on small table in an airline - you need a touchscreen since its hard to properly use the trackpad in crowded situations) its meant to be used on a desk. For that reason, Im likely to return this and continue using the 15 inch gram. 2019 Feb 6: Upgraded from 15 inch gram. Initially thought lack of touchscreen would be inconvenience, but bigger trackpad makes it manageable. With respect to differences between the 15 inch gram, the screen seems sturdier and laptop is noticeably heavier and bigger footprint. Keyboard is exactly the same, used same keyboard protector cover. Wishlist: touchscreen, more spacious keyboard, bigger touchpad.

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Love the Large screen Love the Light weight design Love the Track Pad Love the Long Battery Life Love the Number of ports Slightly smaller than my old 15.6 inch laptop. So cool. Upgraded the hard drive to an NVMe drive, so with that additional upgrade I also love how responsive and fast it is. Especially on startup. I open up the computer from a cold shutdown and its ready to accept my fingerprint right away. Pretty great. I travel a lot (and work on the go) so all of the up sides of the computer are what I actually care about. Heavy graphics processing can wait until I get home to a dock or something. One of the durability specs really stood out was resistance to "Salt fog" and humidity. Thats actually important to me since I spend most of my time in Hawaii and have seen many computers die of salt fog and humidity. Its a real problem. Hopefully this computer stands up to the salty fog and it doesnt end up being just a marketing gimmick. Cons? I like all the strengths of this design, so I dont have any. If I want extra graphics processing, I would just buy an external that plugs in to the thunderbolt 3 for my desk setup. Im pretty sure this computer can cool properly with that extra processing since there is so much extra space for it to dissipate heat even though there is only one fan. Not an expert on that, but I look forward to it being tested. People can stop complaining they didnt include a dedicated graphics card in the computer. Its made to have that extra 5+ hours of battery life instead of giving you an overpowered laptop that most people dont need while traveling and on the go. *Update after a couple weeks of using this* I found out that the usb 3.1 ports don’t output more power than it consumes while using my iPhone XS while using hotspot (with WiFi and Bluetooth turned off). That was annoying to have my phone die while plugged in and tethered using the apple lightning to usb. The lg gram 17 was plugged in to power too. Strange since my wife’s Microsoft surface pro 5 didn’t have a problem outputting more power than my iPhone XS could consume while using my hotspot. Pretty sure it’s not my usb apple cable problem. More likely it’s a power output problem for the lg gram 17 USB ports. Don’t have any evidence other than my experience, but I’ll look into it. The solution I found was to get an apple lighting to usb C cable. It works great to tether the laptop to my hotspot and keep my phone charged. It’s also been really nice to travel around with and compute on the go. I might update this again after I have used it and traveled more.

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Even though I give this Laptop a 5 star review, there are a few things im not very fond of. The first, is the poor quality of the power connector. The brick is very small, but it generates a lot of heat when charging. But, the real problem is the very tiny, flimsy connector that feels like it can snap off if you apply any pressure to it. This is, by far the worst thing and while its a concern, its not that big of one. Second, the screen is very glossy, which some people love. I work in a very bright environment, so this creates some glare. Its annoying, but I can live with it. Its not a "quality" issue, its more of a personal preference that this doesnt fit. The screen is very thin, and the bezel is quite slim as well. Overall, this is a very good machine, with an amazing battery life. The specs claim 19.5 Hours, and I may well get almost that from regular use. Heavy use would probably halve that, but even so.. thats still an amazing battery life for this extremely light weight (under 3 pounds) dynamo. The pixel density is great, higher than FHD, but not so high as to make it unusable for apps that arent DPI aware. This is the perfect middle ground. It does not come with much bloatware. Just a few support apps from LG. This was a nice change of pace. The keyboard is soft, and spongy, but then so are most laptops. Its not a mechanical keyboard, but oh well. It has a number pad, which is nice and it doesnt take up too much space (very slim layout). Its not a gaming monster. it only comes with an Intel GPU, but its ok for the casual gamer, and you can always hook it up to an external GPU if thats really important. I figured that 90% of the time id prefer the light weight nature. At less than 3 pounds, this is so lightweight.

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What a great laptop! I put 32GB RAM (total 40GB RAM), 1TB + 2TB SSD disk space in and now have perfect machine for my coding on the go. Hackers dream. Highly recommended!

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Absolutely loving this laptop! I have an online business and am constantly travelling. Having a 17" screen at this weight, this resolution along with the 16:10 aspect ratio is just amazing to work with. This is a productivity beast. Some have mentioned the resolution at 100% Windows scaling is too small to work with, but Im doing just that. Yes you need good eyesight but Im mostly working within tabs in chrome browser - So I use the chrome scaling/zoom for sites where the text is a bit too small. I find this is a great way to use the laptop. So much more screen real estate than my old 15" Samsung Notebook 9! It is liiiiite. Battery life is awesome. All the ports I need. I cant really comment on the keyboard and track pad as Im always using this thing on a roost laptop stand along with bluetooth keyboard and mouse. It is plenty powerful enough for work/business use and light graphics editing. Youll need a new laptop bag if youre upgrading from a 15". I can highly recommend the Case Logic 17" Laptop Backpack as a daypack/laptop bag. Prepare for oohs and ahhs from people who see this laptop youre working with. Youll be the talk of the town ;P LG are on a winner here and I really hope they continue with this line. It is such an amazing laptop for the right use case. For future versions: Please keep it as this resolution and 16:10. Dont you dare touch those things LG! :D IMHO touch screens are useless on a laptop too so please dont add touch as that will just use up battery power. The hdd tech should be improved as others have mentioned but I only really notice that with startup time. Its snappy while working. Integrated graphics are fine for my use case. A dedicated graphics card would probably have used up much more battery power. This is not meant to be a gaming or graphics powerhouse. Its a get sh!t done on a beautiful big screen while travelling powerhouse. Well done LG. High fives all round.

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I know Im a random person you have never met.... But seriously consider this option in your search! Note: you definitely DO NOT get 19 hours battery life. Closer to 10

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So Ive been looking for a laptop with a taller screen, because Im tired of the trend of laptops getting longer and shorter screens. I did a lot of research and found the LG Gram 17 to be the most highly rated for several reasons: PROS: -Impossibly lightweight -Amazing battery life -LARGE screen that is very high quality -Super fast -TWO m.2 sata ports, so you can add additional storage -Comfy keyboard (with the exception of the number pad) CONS: -My one and only con is with the number pad. They have plenty of real estate on each side of the keyboard and yet decided to shorten it by one vertical row. While I can get used to this, I really miss the classic layout of this number pad. I still give this laptop 5 out of 5 stars, because its a superstar and although the number pad is lacking, the rest of it is perfect. No hesitations, no slow downs, there is nothing but speed in this large, but light package. I cannot recommend this laptop more highly.

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This laptop is so light that everyone who picks it up gasps in surprise. It feels like it cant possibly be real. But the screen is huge and beautiful, its very zippy, and the sound volume is decent. My family has started watching movies on it in front of the fire rather than go in the other room to watch the big TV.

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