Standing screen display size | 17 Inches |
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Screen Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
Max Screen Resolution | 2560 x 1600 Pixels |
Processor | 1.8 GHz core_i7 |
RAM | 16 GB DDR4 |
Memory Speed | 2400 MHz |
Hard Drive | 512 GB SSD |
Graphics Coprocessor | Intel HD Graphics 610 |
Chipset Brand | Intel |
Card Description | Integrated |
Graphics Card Ram Size | 16 GB |
Wireless Type | 802.11ac |
Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 4 |
Average Battery Life (in hours) | 5 Hours |
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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), Dark Silver
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Brand | LG |
Model Name | LG gram |
Screen Size | 17 Inches |
Color | Dark Silver |
Hard Disk Size | 512 GB |
CPU Model | Core i7 |
Ram Memory Installed Size | 16 GB |
Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
Special Feature | Spill resistant |
Graphics Card Description | Integrated |
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- 17 Inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) resolution 16: 10 IPS display
- Intel 8th Generation Intel Core i7 8565u Processor
- Windows home 10
- 72Wh Lithium battery up to 19. 5 hours Battery Life (mobile mark 2014 standard)
- Thunderbolt 3
- 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
- Mil std 810g durability standard
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Light weight | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
Screen quality | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
Battery life | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Touch Screen | 3.4 | — | 3.5 | — | 3.4 | 4.8 |
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display size | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | — |
hard disk size | 512 GB | 1 TB | 1 TB | 1 TB | 2 TB | 512 GB |
computer memory size | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | — |
cpu manufacturer | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel |
cpu speed | 1.8 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 5 GHz | 4.7 GHz | — |
cpu model number | Core i7-8565u | 1165G7 | Core i7-1165G7 | 1195G7 | Core i7-1165G7 | — |
operating system | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 | Windows 11 | Windows 10 | Windows 11 Home |
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Brand | LG |
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Series | LG gram |
Item model number | 17Z990-R.AAS8U1 |
Hardware Platform | PC |
Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
Item Weight | 2.95 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 15 x 10.5 x 0.7 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 15 x 10.5 x 0.7 inches |
Color | Dark Silver |
Processor Brand | Intel |
Number of Processors | 4 |
Computer Memory Type | SDRAM |
Flash Memory Size | 512 |
Hard Drive Interface | Solid State |
Power Source | Battery Powered |
Voltage | 100 Volts |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
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ASIN | B07MNDYX9Z |
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4.2 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #56,551 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories) #10,861 in Traditional Laptop Computers |
Date First Available | December 12, 2018 |
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Deliver necessary portability with uncompromising features on the new LG gram 17Z990. It has a huge 17 inch WQXGA (2560x1600) 16: 10 IPS display, while still slim and light enough to take anywhere. At under three pounds and delivering almost 20 hours of battery life, this LG gram is great to carry around for a long day of work. The 17Z990 also impresses with an 8th gen Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB RAM, a 512GB solid state Drive, and USB Type C connectivity.
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Features: LG gram 17 Inch Ultra-Lightweight Laptop
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17-inch WQXGA IPS DisplayBig Canvas on a Whole New Scale Deliver necessary portability with uncompromising features on the new LG gram 17Z990. It has a huge 17-Inch WQXGA (2560x1600) 16:10 IPS display, while still slim and light enough to take anywhere. |
Gets the Job DoneReady and Reliable The LG gram provides the support you need. It's complete with speed and power provided by an 8th Gen Intel Core processor (i7); dual channel memory/dual channell SSD slots, 16GB RAM, and 512 GB SSD. Plus Windows 10 and an array of ports assure easier multitasking. |
Lighten the LoadCarry Less The 17" LG gram offers an impressive screen size without tipping the scales. The innovative design and construction of this laptop allows it to weigh less than 3 pounds, so it's easy to take anywhere. |
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A Tough LightweightBuilt To Last The LG gram is more than ready for the rigors of real-world use. It’s passed seven industry-standard tests to prove its military-grade durability. The premium nano carbon magnesium full metal body is tougher than the shell of conventional laptops, yet it’s still remarkably lightweight. |
Fingerprint Reader & Windows HelloTouch to Access Keep everything on the LG gram 17" secure without the inconvenience of entering a password. Fingerprint recognition allows you to easily log on or reawaken your laptop by simply touching the power button. Includes Windows Hello, the password-free sign-in that gives you the fastest, most secure way to unlock your Windows devices. |
Packs More Power9 to 5 and Beyond This lightweight 17" LG gram packs a heavy-duty battery. With 72Wh, you will have nearly a full day's worth of power to continue working and hit deadlines, long after others have to look for an outlet. |
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Do More With LG gramMore Features, More Versatility The 17 inch LG gram packs exciting features. Keep going in dark environments with the backlit keyboard, while the touchpad supports up to four-finger multi-touch gestures. The webcam on the top bezel is ideal for video calls, while DTS Headphone:X provides the thrilling effect of 11.1-channel surround sound. |
Time To ConnectMultiple Ports Including USB Type C Gram’s USB Type-C port assures high-speed data transfer and video output. The three USB 3.1 ports support higher transfer speeds and high-power charging, while the HDMI port lets gram connect easily to high-definition displays. |
Thunderbolt 3Charge. Transfer. Display. Work more efficiently with the most versatile port that is ideal for demanding professionals. It enables 40Gbps data and high-bandwidth video, including a 4K signal to two different screens, or 5K to a single screen. Plus, simplify setup with a single cable for video/audio plus data transfer, as well as simultaneous laptop charging. |
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Customers like the portability, quality, speed, battery life, and display of the laptop. They mention that it's super portable, has a great screen, and that it continues at lightning speed through every task. Some appreciate the battery life and display size. Opinions are mixed on value.
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Customers like the portability of the laptop. They say it is light, easy to carry, and has an incredible physical lightness. The laptop is super portable even though it has a 17" screen. It boots up in seconds and weights nothing. The size to weight ratio is even better than other laptops they own, making it perfect for traveling. The screen is very thin and the bezel is quite slim, making the laptop perfect for working on the go.
"Here's what you came for:THIS LAPTOP IS SO THIN AND LIGHT THAT I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY PRANK A COWORKER THAT AMAZON HAD ACCIDENTALLY..." Read more
"Love the Large screenLove the Light weight designLove the Track PadLove the Long Battery LifeLove the Number of ports..." Read more
"...Even the power source is lightweight, with a remarkably tiny, mini L-plug. I'm telling you, you will not BELIEVE how light this thing is!..." Read more
"...It's battery life is exceptional, and it's size to weight ratio is even better than my Del XPS 13...." Read more
Customers like the speed of the notebook computer. They mention it boots in 6 seconds and continues at lightning speed through every task. The SSD makes it start almost instantly, and the performance is great. The throttle stop improved CPU performance, and customers appreciate the responsiveness and speed.
"...to an NVMe drive, so with that additional upgrade I also love how responsive and fast it is. Especially on startup...." Read more
"...This baby boots in 6 seconds, and continues at lightning speed through every task I have asked of it, from VPN-ing to two computers at the same time..." Read more
"...Don't get me wrong--the start up is fine and it's much better than a traditional HDD, but I definitely missed my older laptop that had a Samsung..." Read more
"...But. Probably because of that decision, it also doesn't seem to fully turbo boost even to 4 Ghz let alone the CPU's advertised 4.6 Ghz ever, even w/..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the notebook computer. They mention it's an outstanding product with a clear screen and a light keyboard. Some appreciate the understated design and quality production. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...Even with this, the laptop has an incredible screen, a decent keyboard, and the thunderbolt port works like a charm for connecting to large screens..." Read more
"...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...." Read more
"...like very nice hardware, it is remarkably lightweight and the screen is very nice. Keyboard is so-so... not bad for a laptop. Touchpad is excellent...." Read more
"...it feels so cramped compared to this and the screen quality of this is also very good, although not as good...." Read more
Customers like the battery life of the notebook computer. They say it has amazing battery life, and they love the battery-life-preserving software. Some mention the power is sufficient but not peppy.
"...The featherlikeness combined with its unheard of battery life makes it DEFINITIVELY more portable than any current or previous 15" MacBook Pro if..." Read more
"...Love the Light weight designLove the Track PadLove the Long Battery LifeLove the Number of ports..." Read more
"...HDMI works flawlessly. Oh, and the battery life reviews have proven accurate...." Read more
"This is an outstanding laptop for people on the move. It's battery life is exceptional, and it's size to weight ratio is even better than my Del..." Read more
Customers like the display size of the laptop. They mention it has a super big screen, and they love the big screen in a small, light package. Some say that the bezel is smaller, so the overall dimensions of the unit are also a bit smaller. Overall, most are satisfied with the size and functionality of the display.
"Love the Large screenLove the Light weight designLove the Track PadLove the Long Battery LifeLove the Number of ports..." Read more
"...It has a number pad, which is nice and it doesn't take up too much space (very slim layout).It's not a gaming monster...." Read more
"...will turn into a fully functioning chromebook, with a display that fits the entire screen and everything seems to function correctly, including wifi!..." Read more
"...The bezel is smaller so the overall dimensions of the unit are also a bit smaller. The screen resolution if very nice and crisp...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the display of the notebook computer. They mention that the screen is lovely, the resolution is very nice, and the color is wonderful. They also appreciate the big, glossy, and clear screen that is visible from different angles. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...at this Gram, you're doing so because you want that big, sexy, glossy screen and you want something that won't make one of your biceps startlingly..." Read more
"...The screen is vividly brilliant. I could do without the mirror-like reflectivity, but that's only a problem in a brightly backlit environment...." Read more
"...the 2560 display is beautiful, and the power is sufficient (but not peppy) is for most normal tasks..." Read more
"...The colors are vibrant and the brightness is good. I had to turn the brightness all the way down at night to preserve my eyes.3...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the notebook computer. They say that it works great, all features work great, and does everything they need it to do. They also say it's a great productivity machine, with a good numpad and trackpad. The HDMI works flawlessly, and runs Linux superbly. The speakers work well, and it'll do real work.
"...What's amazing about this laptop is that there's no palpable performance hit when you do that, versus even a $6,000 2019 MacBook Pro w/ a 4TB SSD...." Read more
"...It works great to tether the laptop to my hotspot and keep my phone charged...." Read more
"...The speaker audio is plenty adequate for a laptop. HDMI works flawlessly. Oh, and the battery life reviews have proven accurate...." Read more
"...it only comes with an Intel GPU, but it's ok for the casual gamer, and you can always hook it up to an external GPU if that's really important...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the notebook computer. Some mention that it's outstanding value for the money, while others say that it is not that great of a value purchase. They also mention that the keyboard is small and far from ideal, the touchpad is annoying, and the SATA Drive sucks.
"...also, the keyboard is small and far from ideal - the touchpad is also annoying" Read more
"...Outstanding value for the money. I'd grab one before the price rises too much further." Read more
"...I'm 5'9" male with slightly long reach.3. SATA Drive sucks. There's not a way of getting around it...." Read more
"...The price and specs were right for this laptop. I'm not a gamer, so I probably don't appreciate the features for gamers...." Read more
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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.
It's so light that it's 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 day's 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 I've ever seen, it somehow fits in my pocket comfortably.
Now let's talk about this I N C R E D I B L E screen + touchpad combination.
When I say INCREDIBLE I mean that they didn't overshoot the performance of Intel's integrated graphics and try to arbitrarily drive a 4k panel on it. They chose an unorthodox but genius resolution of 2560x1600 ( used to be what'd come on those big Dell 30" super expensive monitors which was the highest resolution you could get on a PC monitor for many years ). It's 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 it'll 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 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
The trackpad. CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE TRACK PAD.
Having owned more than 15 macs myself over the years, I have to say, in SOME WAYS this trackpad is sharper and more precise than the MacBook Pro trackpads which have traditionally if not unanimously been the bar for a great trackpad experience.
The pad on this LG falls a little bit short in the "clicking" execution, but tracking your finger movements itself and even scrolling is on par with if not somehow better than macs. I know. I'm as shocked as you are. Just make sure you turn off the default setting of treating the bottom right portion as a right click area and use two fingers instead.
To be clear, literally every single Windows trackpad I've used over the years, which has been upwards of 30, has been terrible, in many cases pretty much unusably bad. But this Gram, somehow, is JUST REALLY REALLY GOOD. You'll still want to pack a mouse for real productivity, but for web browsing and non-creative work, even including on your stomach in bed which this laptop is actually super-well-suited to, this trackpad is a 9/10.
The keyboard is average, maybe above average for something this thin. But. It was an unrecovered fumble to tack on the numberpad which pushes everything to the side a bit when it could've been centered. 18 people left on Earth need and use a dedicated numberpad and AI will automate all 18 of their jobs away in the next 2 years, and until then those 18 people, all of whom I know personally ;), would be more than happy to buy a $10 accessory for when they're doing data entry. It's not a huge deal, but the laptop would've been both more attractive and more usable and ergonomic without the number pad.
And now the disappointing...
Thermals. Thermals are fantastic! This thing never even gets lukewarm!!! But. Probably because of that decision, it also doesn't seem to fully turbo boost even to 4 Ghz let alone the CPU's advertised 4.6 Ghz ever, even w/ all of the performance settings on max and it running off of outlet power.
It doesn't feel slow per se ( unless you compare it to say my desktop ), but plug 2 monitors in and you can definitely feel some latency if you're a power user. I hooked it up to a Dell ultrawide 3440x1440 and a 27" 1920x1080 with the internal screen still on for a 3-monitor workstation set up and I found it to be much slower feeling than my years-old 7700k desktop even for things like web browsing. Because this thing has a turbo-boost of 4.6Ghz, and is newer than my desktop which is overclocked to 4.8Ghz, they should feel about the same on the same Internet connection for something like loading a web page w/ no other apps running. But they don't. Because the LG isn't turboing to that speed unfortunately.
I believe the SSD may be part of the overall speediness problem, it was only pulling about 500 MB/s in Crystal Mark, versus the 3000-ish of my Samsung 960 Evo Raid 0 in the desktop. But I'm told it's user-replaceable, which is great.
The screen. It's beautiful, and glossy thank Todd. But, it's also a love hate thing. At 2560x1600 at this size and aspect ratio, you can't use the computer at 100% scaling no matter how good your eyesight is. Which is a slight bummer. LG, therefore, sets it to 150% by default.
Which looks good for many if not most use cases, but some fonts end up rendering weirdly and don't look quite the same as they do on other screens.
Source Code Pro, Liberation Mono, Consolas, and Cousine all look ever so slightly off w/ this set up, which makes me love coding on it a bit less.
But, at the same time, scrolling performance w/ the trackpad is really really really BUTTERY, smoother than OS X scrolling on integrated graphics feels much of the time, so there are clear benefits to choosing this resolution ( including that you still get a bit of the hiDPI effect on text in many situations as it looks smoothed and rich.
Web browsing on it is great, and the default mode of the function keys being actual F keys makes toggling F11 ( fullscreen mode ) in Chrome really really great, further diminishing the typical negatives of using a laptop screen form factor.
If you dial the scaling down to 125%, you get a functional resolution of about 1280px. What's amazing about this laptop is that there's no palpable performance hit when you do that, versus even a $6,000 2019 MacBook Pro w/ a 4TB SSD. When you dial the mac's virtual resolution to 1920x1200, 7% less than the LG at 125%, OS X's scrolling gets visibly jaggier and choppy on even the current generation MacBook Pros. Coming from a hexacore MacBook Pro w/ the upgraded graphics myself, this is mind-boggling. Windows' scaling approach has some drawbacks, usually super old apps that you might still use ( SQLYog and a few other older dev tools in my case ) don't always scale well and have weird interface issues, but for the most part things look gorgeous. So pulling this off in a thin-and-light like this LG makes me giddy when I compare it to my touchstrip MBP. And then add on the superior battery life??? Wow.
The other arguable con: The price. $1700 can get you A HELL OF A LOT in the Windows world in 2019.
You can get an 8th gen hexacore, GTX 1060, 144hz 1080p panel w/ 16GB DDR4 and a 512GB SSD from Lenovo resellers for under $1100 as of this writing. Which can even handle Rift or Vive-level VR...
But if you're looking at this Gram, you're doing so because you want that big, sexy, glossy screen and you want something that won't make one of your biceps startlingly larger than the other when you carry it.
At what this laptop sets out to do, it FATALITY-level succeeds. But it could've been so much more.
Add in an RTX 2060 ( Max-Q ) and make it a bit thicker. Also an i7-8750H. And a better SSD. And charge me $2400 for it. You need a dedicated graphics card to run more than 1 external monitor super fluidly. And NVIDIA graphics cards have gotten so small and capable and cheap relative to the already high price of this laptop.
Do this and keep the screen exactly the same and you'll take over a GIANT chunk of the laptop market. Make the looks slightly classier and more industrial and you'll take over a giant portion of the entire laptop market. Also, put all of the ports on the back. All of them.
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 it's 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. That's actually important to me since I spend most of my time in Hawaii and have seen many computers die of salt fog and humidity. It's a real problem. Hopefully this computer stands up to the salty fog and it doesn't end up being just a marketing gimmick.
Cons? I like all the strengths of this design, so I don't 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. I'm 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 didn't include a dedicated graphics card in the computer. It's made to have that extra 5+ hours of battery life instead of giving you an overpowered laptop that most people don't 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.
But that's just the first impression. This baby boots in 6 seconds, and continues at lightning speed through every task I have asked of it, from VPN-ing to two computers at the same time, to opening multiple databases and spreadsheets, etc. etc. I am NOT a gamer, so I can't speak to its speed in that environment. But it is an essential work tool.
The keyboard is ergonomically excellent- plenty of space for my large fingers and just enough "give" to be satisfying without slowing my 86-word-per-minute typing. The complaints I've seen about the small "Backspace" key have been irrelevant to me.
The screen is vividly brilliant. I could do without the mirror-like reflectivity, but that's only a problem in a brightly backlit environment. The speaker audio is plenty adequate for a laptop. HDMI works flawlessly. Oh, and the battery life reviews have proven accurate. I can put this laptop through challenging use for four or five hours on end and have more than half the battery life remaining.
Outstanding value for the money. I'd grab one before the price rises too much further.
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Actually purchased a laptop from a manufacturer's website a few months ago. But after having gone through a horrendous experience of receiving a defected laptop and being unable to get a refund or proper repair for it (sent it in 3 times in the span of 4 months since purchased date), I decided to go with Amazon as I trusted the quality of post-purchase customer service. I appreciate that 1000%. Really. Grateful to be able to purchase this on Amazon - THANK YOU. No regrets.
512GB SSD may not be as large as 1 TB, but I prefer backing up my data on USB/micro SD cards anyway - which this laptop also has (a slot of a micro SD card).
PERFECT IN EVERY WAY.