Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “LG Gram 17 Review: Too Light To Be True”.
[, Michael ], This video is sponsored by Surfshark VPN.. You ever have this thing happen, You’re walking along halfway to work, and suddenly you realize that your bag feels like almost too light, and that must mean you’ve forgotten your laptop.. You know this has been my life for the past few weeks, except every time I’ve opened my bag. I’Ve realized that my laptop actually is in there..
It’S just so light. I didn’t even notice it.. This is the LG gram 17 and it’s not just the lightest laptop I’ve used in a long time..
It’S also the largest. ( electronic music ). The last time I carried a 17-inch laptop as my daily.
It was this HP monster I bought when I was still in college, and I have to say having that huge display back is a real pleasure.. The gram’s IPS panel offers gorgeous color, though its glossy coating is reflective enough. That you’ll have to crank that brightness. More often than you’d like., I found the picture plenty sharp, even without 4K, but I do wish LG had included a touchscreen option and I have the same complaint about the lack of discreet graphics. On some level, a 17-inch notebook that can’t play intense games or handle Heavy video editing just feels like a wasted. Opportunity., Oh and the speakers, They’re bad.
( rock music playing clearly on computer ), (, muffled rock music playing on computer ). Now, of course, adding those features would have also added weight, and the number one reason you buy an LG gram is because it feels like it’s full of helium. At 2.95 pounds, it’s 26 % lighter than the MacBook Pro I usually carry every day, and the display Is substantially larger, while not going so much bigger on the footprint that it can’t fit in the same backpack. Better. Yet, unlike with the MacBook Pro, you don’t have to listen to me, complain about the lack of ports on the gram..
You’Ve got three USB-A ports, full-size HDMI, headphone jack and Thunderbolt 3.. Rounding things out is a microSD card slot too, which comes in handy if you shoot on GoPros or you fly a lot of drones., True story.. I was at a house party recently where a Parrot drone met an unfortunate end.. No, I wasn’t piloting.
And once we got it back, the LG gram played a big part in the accident investigation phase thanks to that card slot.. While that once again calls to light the unfortunate lack of a beefier graphics card, at least there’s solace to be found in the battery life. 8 hours of continuous use, ( digital beeping ) per charge is my benchmark for acceptability in a laptop and the gram hit That perfectly, during a day’s worth of my typical workload. For recharging the gram ships, one of those brick-on-a-string AC adapters that I’m not a big fan of, but fortunately you also have the option of charging with USB-C. So now you can carry fewer chargers.. The gram also has most of the expected accoutrements to slot nicely into the day to day for Windows 10 users, A fingerprint sensor, built into the Power button, a webcam sharp enough ( digital beep ) to show off your exhausted sick face from the summer cold. You picked up at that drone party and despite it’s lightness, it passes the one-handed opening test. Also bonus-bonus time.
The back-lit keyboard also packs a dedicated number pad.. You don’t realize how much you’ve missed this until you’ve got it back whether you’re running numbers in Excel or wasting imps in Doom.. I do wish LG had built in a space or a divider between the numpad and the keyboard. Though., You end up with a lot of mistypes until you get used to it being there., Oh and watch that keyboard deck when you’re adjusting the volume or brightness.
The nanocarbon magnesium casing is full of flex from here all the way up to the display corners here.. Now that flexibility is no accident., That’s what makes it possible for this gram to take a fall just as well as the others. I tested. ( loud crash, ) Ew. That was a particularly brutal one from about four feet, and I had to pop a few tabs back in on the casing afterward.. But what can I say That, and the somewhat flimsy feel in hand is the price you pay for the thing still working after a drop like that. To get the laptop healthy on the software side. Please stick with me for a word from today’s sponsor, after which I’ll bring you my final verdict..
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There feels like, in the words of my Android Central friends, an absolute chank.. The gram seems to defy the laws of physics and it’ll keep up with most folks’ day-to-day needs just fine., But you know so do a lot of other less expensive machines. At $ 1700 ( cash register. Dings ) you’ve got to be both ( digital beeping ).
In love with the notion of a huge display and forgiving of the lack of graphics power to take advantage of it. At the end of the day, you’re just paying for extreme portability which, as Mr. Mobile I’m of course all about but you’re laying out a lot For the privilege of carrying a little.
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Mobile on YouTube. So you don’t miss that., Be sure to check out Windows, Central’s review of the LG gram 17 linked right here.. This review made possible by gram 17 unit on loan from LG..
I don’t accept money for reviews and the LG also did not get copy approval.. That means they’re, seeing it for the first time here on the channel just like you. Until next time, thanks for watching and stay mobile, my friends.
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