HWM Singapore – August 2019

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Light as afeather

to have a good assortment

of full-sized ports including

three USB-A (USB 3.1 Gen 1)

ports, a USB-C Thunderbolt

3 port, one HDMI port, a

microSD card reader, and a

headphone jack.

While the gram 17 is

supremely light, it still has

a quite a large footprint.

Super-thin bezels help

reduce overall dimensions

but there’s only so much nip

tuck you can do to a 17-inch

notebook to make it small.

But to be fair, the gram 17 is

substantially smaller

than other 17-inch

notebooks but not quite

small enough that you can

 t it into any bag. Thankfully,

despite the tiny bezels, LG

had the sense to keep the

webcam above the display.

The gram 17 is the
latest member to
LG’s lineup of unbelievably
light notebooks. It was  rst
unveiled at CES 2019 and it
stole headlines for being the
lightest 17-inch notebook
in the world. Despite its
massive 17-inch display, the
gram 17 weighs just 1.34kg.
To put this number into
context, consider that no
other 17-inch notebook that
is on sale now that is even
under 2kg. Consider also
that at 1.34kg, the gram 17
is only slightly heavier than
most 13-inch ultraportable
notebooks. In short, it’s an
engineering marvel.
Like the smaller gram
13, 14, and 15 notebooks,
the gram 17’s astounding
weight was achieved using
ultra-light materials in its
construction. The chassis
is made using a blend of
magnesium and carbon
 ber. It feels like plastic
to the touch and  exes a
little if suffi cient pressure is
exerted. To assuage would-
be customers, LG says the
gram 17 meets the stringent
U.S. MIL-STD-810G standard,
meaning it’s shock, dust,
temperature, and vibration
resistant to a high degree.
As for thickness, you are
looking at a measurement
of 17.4mm — impressive
for a notebook in its class.
It also allows the gram 17

PICTURES

LG

LG gram 17

By Kenny Yeo

66 HWM | AUGUST 2019