Gram 17 2025 Touchscreen Laptop for Business, Intel Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics, 17” WQXGA, 32 GB LPDDR5X, 2 TB SSD, WiFi 7, Up to 23.5 Hrs, Copilot, Thin &Light, Windows 11 Pro, W/Accessories

Beware display is 16:10 ratio not 16:9. Bought this model as there few laptops nowadays awailable with an extra slot for a second NMVE drive. This laptop is way too expensive for just running Linux as a main driver. Bundleware has issues under Windows 11 and there's no documentation for advanced Bios settings. Had to get better Bios info off a Youtube channel. This was my first LG laptop. LG online support is lacking compared to other brands. I'm somewhat disappointed with this purchase. Last time I'm buying a LG laptop.

This is a nice light laptop for taking along to meet with customers and clients that has a large enough screen that allows everyone to view the information presented. Once tucked into a sleeve with a slim mouse and a few other necessary items, it makes for easy carrying or stowage in a pack. It's a laptop that isn't going to cause my checked baggage to weigh in enough so that I need to pay extra.I've been running this for the last three weeks so I could get a good understanding of its capabilities and limitations. I don't like using something like this for a day or two and then offering an opinion. I work in IT, so I spend several hours every day in front of monitors.✔ With its Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, adding two external monitors (one via the built-in HDMI port and one via a SUB-C connected dock) was super simple and required no special setup.It's definitely not a laptop that's been designed for more intense applications (gaming is a total bust), such as image or video creation/manipulation. It can be done, but the amount of memory and processor power limits how fast work can be completed.I do like the screen. Colours are vibrant, and the field of view angle is excellent.♦ The Intel IrisXE graphics WQXGA 2560x1600 resolution is great for streaming video, but on a 17-inch platform, it can be a little tough since everything is so small. Using it at 2560x1600 for day-to-day tasks such as emails can be really tough, as all text is so tiny. The good thing is that the system allows for setting other resolutions that make the eye strain go away.While it came with Windows 11 Home preloaded, I had to upgrade to Pro in order to have the business features I need for work. This went smooth and I didn't encounter any issues. I can see preloading the Home version of Windows for students, but most business people are going to need Pro installed.On the upside:► Battery performance is very good. Not great, but better than I was expecting. It, of course, matters what power settings are used, but in the standard battery saver mode, I can get close to seven hours out of one charge.► Connectivity is better here than on many competing options.○ A full-sized HDMI connection instead of the mini version, which requires carrying an adapter when used on customers' conference systems.○ Two USB-C ports (one is for connecting the power adapter) and two USB-Type-A ports (all are USB 3.2) offer connectivity options.○ The micro SD (TF) card port allows for extended memory or just accessing files from cameras and other IoT equipment.○ With its Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, adding more external monitors is simple while still having excellent data throughput with other connected devices.○ While the speaker audio isn't going to power any parties, it's good enough to watch a video stream and be able to hear what's being said or played. There is a standard three-stereo audio jack on the side for connecting external audio.► Not that I recommend it, but twisting it, the display does have some flex, which is a good thing since it's so thin.► While the base connectivity is good, I carry a separate USB-C connected dock in the sleeve. This allows me to connect directly to an Ethernet cable vs needing to do everything over wireless. This dock also allows me to make use of the first USB-C port to connect more items. The charger simply plugs into the dock and then passes through the dock to power and or charge the battery while allowing the extended connectivity.► The included 16GB of DDR4 memory is good, but it is fixed, cannot be expanded. The memory is eMMC, which means it resides on the motherboard vs being on a separate card that could be swapped out.► While it comes with a 500GB M.2 SSD, there is a second internal M.2 port that allows for storing more data within the laptop itself. I added a 1TB, which is more than enough for this laptop's purpose► Wireless connectivity is also very good. WiFi 6E offers very quick wireless service on all of my routers.► The Bluetooth 5.1 does offer fast connections between the laptop and external devices, as well as being connected to multiple devices at the same time. Reconnection of any paired device is fast.🚩 While the keyboard has a backlight option, it has this annoying thing where if the keys aren't pressed within a certain amount of time, the backlight goes off. This should be corrected so that when the laptop senses it's on AC power, the backlight stays on.While the Intel Core i5 1334U is a good processor, it does fit a particular niche, which is where I think this laptop it aimed at. As such, it does a decent job, and while not "fast," along with the 16 GB of DDR4, it does make the machine snappy.👍 Adding the second SSD was easy enough. The LG website has videos in its support section that show how to remove the bottom cover to access the MoBo for this purpose. The only thing about the video U used is that it was shot while adding a drive to a different version where the MoBo has a memory slot which allows for upgrades.I found the support section of the LG site very good, a lot of information that's actually useful.Things that could be better:👀 👀 👀 One thing that really annoys me is the lid design. Who the heck designed the tiniest of indentations for lifting the lid? As far as I'm concerned, a person needs to have extra nail exertions added to get a nail under the tiny slot so the lid/display can be brought up high enough to get a finger underneath. This is the kind of poor design that makes me think flogging should be brought back and used for such design mistakes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯» While I've said that the processor is snappy, boot up can take up to a full minute with no external devices attached to it, and this is while on AC power, not battery.» When used on my lap, it does get quite warm. There isn't much of an air intake for cooling the processor and SSD. There is a small fan, but besides the very small area that serves as an air intake, the exhaust is at the top side rear edge. Basically, the warm air is blown up the display instead of off to the side. Because of how the display is hinged, once it's lifted up, there is no exposed rear section, which is where most laptops exhaust warmed air.» The built-in camera is just ok. It's a camera that allows for online meetings, but the resolution could be a lot better, as could the frame rate.For me, this is a nice laptop for taking along on business. The full-sized keyboard with number pad makes for easier typing, and the long battery life allows for extended use when waiting for things like the plane to depart.When I ordered it, the selling price was $1,330.61. In this price category, there are a lot of competing manufacturers' products, and some of them are honestly a better choice - better processors, CPUs, DDR5 instead of DDR4, ability to upgrade memory and that sort of thing.So overall, great connectivity, snappy performance, an excellent display, extremely lightweight, but the lid opening is a bugger for people with big fingers 🥴