JANUARY 2020 PCWorld 85long, the Gram’s footprint is
about an inch larger than a
15-inch MacBook Pro in each
dimension, and it’s even
slightly taller and wider than a
15-inch Dell Inspiron
econobox (go.pcworld.com/
ecbx). If you’re not already
using a large laptop, you
might need to upgrade your
travel bag to accommodate
the LG Gram 17.KEYBOARD AND TRACKPAD
The LG Gram 17’s biggest weak point is its
keyboard. It’s not outright bad—it offers
plenty of travel, and there are no failure-prone
butterfly key switches here—but the keys are
on the rigid side, and they squish a bit when
you press down against the laptop’s frame.some inherent downsides. The carbon and
magnesium chassis might be sturdier than
plastic, but it feels cheap to the touch—
especially pressing on the center of the lid,
which has a lot of flex. The medium-gray color
scheme is just drab. I have photographic
evidence (go.pcworld.com/phev) of LG
showing off a snazzier-
looking white version of
the Gram 17 during
CES in January, but for
whatever reason LG has
opted not to release it
in the United States.
That’s too bad.
While LG claims it
has fit a 17-inch laptop
inside a 15-inch laptop
frame, that’s a bit of a
stretch. At 15 inches
wide and 10.5 inches
The LG Gram 17 cuts a slim figure for such a large laptop.
LG crammed a number pad in here, but maybe it shouldn’t have.