Features
QIntel i7 CPU (eighth
generation)
QWindows 10 Home
Q17-inch WQXGA
(2,560x1,600) IPS
display
Q72Wh lithium battery
(up to 19.5 hours)
Q16GB RAM
Q512GB SSD
QThunderbolt 3
interface
QMicroSD card slot
Q3 x USB-C
QFingerprint scanner
QSize: 38.1x26.7x
1.7cm; weight: 1.34kg
Rating
++++watching, are quick and responsive
and the 72Wh battery is quoted for
19 hours of basic use. The keyboard,
which comes with a number pad, is
shallow with great travel and we found
it easy to hammer out words on.
Elsewhere, the generously sized
trackpad is smooth and accurate.
Ports on the side cater for a fair
amount of peripherals: you get three
legacy USB connectors, with a single
USB-C port that supports Thunderbolt
devices. A MicroSD card slot enables
you to transfer media from cameras,
phones and so on, an HDMI port can
output the image to a larger display,
and a fingerprint scanner is built into
the power button. Audio is the
weakest point in the design – it
sounded a bit tinny to our ears.WHAT OF THE COMPETITION?
The LG gram 17’s performance is only
relative to its size and weight, held
back slightly by the low-power CPU.
Competitors such as the MacBook Pro
and Dell’s XPS 15 offer faster CPUs,
discrete graphics, more storage, more
memory and an even higher resolution
display as optional extras, all of which
are superior for design work.
For example, the top-end Lenovo
ThinkPad P1 can be kitted out with a
brilliantly vibrant 4K display, six-coreThe gram 17 is the thinnest
and lightest general-purpose
laptop on the market
Creating art in Photoshop
won’t tax the gram 17
noticeably, even if you
apply filters to your work.processor, a powerful Nvidia Quadro
P2000 graphics card, up to 64GB of
memory and 2TB of SSD storage,
while still remaining eminently
portable. However, you’re looking at
prices well above £2,000. The LG
gram 17 is quoted as $1,700. Official
pricing in the UK has yet to be
announced; however, we expect it to
cost around £1,300 when it hits UK
stores this summer. When considering
the price of some alternatives, this isn’t
extortionate given the large screen
and decent all-round performance.
The LG gram 17 is the thinnest and
lightest general-purpose laptop on the
market, and one that’s more than up to
the job of working with creative
software. That said, the lack of any
graphics card could prove to be
restrictive if you find yourself in need
of more complex programs. We’d pick
it for the portability first and foremost,
because it means never again having
to feel bogged down by a heavy
computer when travelling.The gram 17 features a separate power
input, which means you don’t need to
use the Thunderbolt 3 port for charging.Reviews