Only on offer since 2015, LG laptops have been surprising reviewers around the world.
Getting a late start in the laptop game, LG has had an often confusing take on laptops. That is, it’s confusing until you see what they’ve done. It’s no surprise LG is making waves in the laptop market since in the US smartphone market LG holds the #3 spot for market share.
How does the LG laptop lineup work and what does it have on offer? Does LG make good laptops?
To find out the answer to those questions and more, keep scrolling for this LG laptop tech review!
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LG Gram Laptop - 17" IPS WQXGA (2560 x 1600) Intel 10th Gen Core i7 1065G7 CPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD (512GB x2), 17 Hour Battery, Thunderbolt 3 - 17Z90N (2020) Prime Buy Now LG Gram Laptop - 15.6" Full HD IPS, Intel 10th Gen Core i5 (10210U CPU), 8GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM, 512GB NVMeTM SSD, Up to 21 Hours Battery, Intel UHD Graphics - 15Z995-U.ARS6U1 (2020) PrimeEligible Buy Now LG Gram Laptop - 14" Full HD IPS Display, Intel 10th Gen Core i5-1035G7 CPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 3, 18.5 Hour Battery Life - 14Z90N (2020) (14Z90N-U.ARW5U1) PrimeEligible Buy Now 2020 LG Gram Thin and Light Laptop, 17" WQXGA 2560 x 1600 IPS Display Intel 10th Gen i7-1065G7 512GB SSD 16GB RAM Thunderbolt 3 up to 17 Hour Battery Intel Iris Plus Graphics Win 10 Pro (Renewed) Prime Buy Now LG Gram 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop: 14" Full HD IPS Touchscreen Display, Intel 10th Gen Core i7-10510U CPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB (512GB x 2) M.2 MVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 3, 20.5 Hour Battery 14T90N (2020) PrimeEligible Buy Now
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 | LG Gram Laptop - 17" IPS WQXGA (2560 x 1600) Intel 10th Gen Core i7 1065G7 CPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD (512GB x2), 17 Hour Battery, Thunderbolt 3 - 17Z90N (2020) | Prime | Buy Now | |
 | LG Gram Laptop - 15.6" Full HD IPS, Intel 10th Gen Core i5 (10210U CPU), 8GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM, 512GB NVMeTM SSD, Up to 21 Hours Battery, Intel UHD Graphics - 15Z995-U.ARS6U1 (2020) | PrimeEligible | Buy Now | |
 | LG Gram Laptop - 14" Full HD IPS Display, Intel 10th Gen Core i5-1035G7 CPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 3, 18.5 Hour Battery Life - 14Z90N (2020) (14Z90N-U.ARW5U1) | PrimeEligible | Buy Now | |
 | 2020 LG Gram Thin and Light Laptop, 17" WQXGA 2560 x 1600 IPS Display Intel 10th Gen i7-1065G7 512GB SSD 16GB RAM Thunderbolt 3 up to 17 Hour Battery Intel Iris Plus Graphics Win 10 Pro (Renewed) | Prime | Buy Now | |
 | LG Gram 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop: 14" Full HD IPS Touchscreen Display, Intel 10th Gen Core i7-10510U CPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB (512GB x 2) M.2 MVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 3, 20.5 Hour Battery 14T90N (2020) | PrimeEligible | Buy Now |
LG Laptops: What’s Available and Why
LG laptops have been a bit misunderstood as of late. They offer only two real lines of laptops, which are the Gram line and the Ultra line. Of that, the Ultra line is fairly limited in scope (for good reasons).
For comparison, LG has only 44 models from 8th to 10th generation Intel CPUs. Competitors offer 102 different laptops in several different series, excluding business laptop models. Even further, they allow customization within the product page to confusing levels of granularity.
When it comes to the latest choices, LG has thought out their best offerings and narrowed them into 17-inch, 15-inch, and 14-inch sizes. The only outliers to this choice are the 17-inch Ultra, for gaming and the 14-inch 2-in-1 LG Gram with stylus. By far their largest draw is the LG Gram 17, for reasons we’ll get into later.
Why doesn’t LG allow the same granular choices as their competitors? The LG Gram line (as well as the others) depend on carefully balanced power-to-strength-to-weight ratios. They want to give you the best bang for the pound to give your laptop the ultra-portability you always wanted.
LG Gram: Ultra-Portable Sensation
From the LG Gram line of 17-14 inch laptops, the biggest seller is the 17-incher. It boasts a fully 17-inch screen in a 15-inch laptop chassis. This is almost unheard of, if not for the extremely small bezel-to-screen ratio.
Coming in at about 2.8lbs, it’s less than you would expect it to be, picking it up for the first time. But what you should really be surprised by is its durability. With a MIL-STD-810G military spec rating, it can handle the normal rough and tumble of a backpack and more.
The standard includes low-pressure testing, exposure to extreme temperatures and temperature shock while in operation or in storage, freezing rain, fungus, salt fog, and corrosion tests, sand and dust exposure, leakage, acceleration, shock, gunfire vibration, and other vibrations — just to name a few. We doubt you’ll put your LG Gram to the test, but rest assured it earns its spot as one of the best laptops in 2020.
Just because they’re light and smaller than their ultrabook competitors, don’t be calling these LG Gram offerings “little guys.” They pack a punch, given their welterweight status. Certainly, they won’t be competing with a gaming laptop for performance, but they get the job done and more.
With a fingerprint scanner and mil-spec ratings, you know your laptop is secure. With the large screen and touchpad, full four-column keyboard including a numpad, and 10th generation i7 from Intel, you’re guaranteed to be more productive than ever. With thunderbolt, even graphics-intensive operations can be handled with an external graphics card plugged in.
Speaking of graphics, just because the LG Gram 17 has Intel Iris Plus integrated graphics doesn’t mean it’s something to yawn about. The 2020 LG Gram has earned high praise with the perfect balance of power and portability. LG pulled out the stops to make sure they made a quality product line.
Having only a few products on offer allowed them to have a laser focus on what was truly important.
- 17” WQXGA (2560 x 1600) IPS LCD Screen
- Windows 10 Home(64bit)
- Intel 10th Generation i7-1065G7 CPU With Iris Plus graphics
- 16GB DDR4 RAM and 1 TB M 2 NMVe SSD (512GB x2)
- 80WH Lithium Battery (up to 17 hours)
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- 14” Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS LCD Screen
- Windows 10 Home(64bit)
- Intel 10th Generation i5-1035G7 CPU With Iris Plus graphics
- 8GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB M 2 NVMe SSD
- 72WH Lithium Battery (up to 18 5 hou
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- 15.6” Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS LCD Screen
- Windows 10 Home( 64bit)
- Intel 10th Generation i5-10210U CPU with Intel UHD grapics
- 8GB DDR4 RAM and 512G M.2 NVMe SSD
- Up to 21 Hour Battery Life (72Wh Lithium Batte
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Other LG Laptops: LG Ultra 17 and LG Gram 14 2-in-1
The LG Ultra 17 is very much the same creature as the LG Gram 17, but intended for casual gamers or media content creators on the go.
It handily fills these portability roles, but due to the dedicated graphics card, loses thunderbolt connectivity. That means it also loses external graphics card connectivity and charging while connected to external displays. Otherwise, many of the internal components of the LG Ultra 17 are identical. That includes the SSD, Wifi 6, and even the screen.
The LG Gram 14 2-in-1 is a bit of a departure, which fills the role of an ultraportable large tablet hybrid quite nicely. Having a fully-windows capable device at just over two pounds and a stylus, the 2-in-1 delivers miles away better user experiences than other options in the class.
Powerful enough to run professional programs like the Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher apps at full power and light enough to take anywhere, the 2-in-1 would is perfect for designers on the go. No need to haul a cumbersome digitizer tablet for drawing input, the 2-in-1 is coupled with a Wacom licensed stylus. The designer or digital artist in your life will love it.
- 17” WQXGA (2560 x 1600) IPS LCD Screen
- Windows 10 Home (64bit)
- Intel 10th Generation Intel Core i7-10510U CPU
- NVIDIA GTX1650 GDDR5 4GB Graphics
- 72WH Lithium Battery (up to 16 hours)
- 16GB DDR4 2666 MHz RAM
- 512GB NVMe SSD
- Laptop weighs 4.3 lbs
- WI-F
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- 14” Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS LCD Touchscreen with Corning Gorilla Glass 6
- Windows 10 Home (64bit)
- Converts to 14” Tablet - includes Stylus Pen
- 16GB DDR4 RAM and 1TB (512GB x 2) NVMe SSD
- Intel 10th Generation Intel Core i7-10510U CPU
- Up to 20. 5 Hour Battery (72Wh)
- Thunderbol
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Conclusion
Ultra-Light LG Laptops Keep You Moving
LG laptops might be here to stay, but you’re on the go. That’s why we at Laptops Champ wanted to make sure you got a down-to-earth review. The specs don’t tell the whole story with LG’s unique laptops.
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