Laptop choice

[Leoxii2000]

Hey guys,

 

Linus had good things to say about the LG Gram 2019 and I am considering importing it. Is there any notebooks that you feel are better or would you say this is a good purchase?

[bellabichon]

Entirely depends on what you're planning to do with it. If portability is your number one concern, the Gram will be a perfect laptop for you. If you're looking for something else, probably not. 

[kelvinhall05]

Depends. What's your budget and what will you use your laptop for? Do you value IO? Performance? Keyboard/mouse? Screen? Battery life?

[TheBean]

are you looking at it for the weight? i think that ,that, and the amazing battery (if you get the option), is the only reson imo to get that. 

[genexis_x]

7 hours ago, Leoxii2000 said:

LG Gram 2019

Flimsy build quality

7 hours ago, Leoxii2000 said:

Is there any notebooks that you feel are better or would you say this is a good purchase?

Where are you from? Budget? Usage? Preferred max weight and min battery life? Mind non-upgradable RAM?

[Leoxii2000]

Hi guys,

 

Thanks for the responses. Sorry I got a bit busy.

 

Budget isn't really a problem at this stage(apart from apple  ). I am looking for something thin & light since I travel and no longer require it to be gaming capable since I have a gaming desktop. But coming from a 17" and using the numpad, this unit seems closest to what I'd like to use. @bellabichon that covers you. @kelvinhall05 to further cover you, I/O isn't all that important. I mainly use an external mouse and now and again an external drive however carrying a port replicator isn't a problem. Battery is rather important since we have loadshedding here in South Africa, so on schedule without power. @GeneXiS_X to cover your points further, the flimsy build was something I was concerned about, but from other reviews that it is a sacrifice given the size but it is not that bad. On the memory, although it is only one slot, it is at least replaceable. I haven't been able to confirm whether a larger SODIMM is supported(unless that is what you meant by non-upgradable), but 16GB should cover my needs. @Saksham thank you for your response too.

 

The thing is, this is my main choice at the moment and I just wanted to know in your opinion if there is any reason why I shouldn't consider it, something that in your opinion is a huge deal breaker or another product that you would pick above this one. I apologize for not including a more detailed use case in the OP. I think this should put things in perspective.

[genexis_x]

3 hours ago, Leoxii2000 said:

but from other reviews that it is a sacrifice given the size but it is not that bad

I don't think the small decrease in weight is worth it. 1-1.3kg is still very portable IMO and you can get models with much better build quality for less price

 

Please answer so that I can help you:

On 5/3/2019 at 11:42 AM, GeneXiS_X said:

Where are you from? Budget? Usage? Preferred max weight and min battery life? Mind non-upgradable RAM?

[Leoxii2000]

17 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

I don't think the small decrease in weight is worth it. 1-1.3kg is still very portable IMO and you can get models with much better build quality for less price

 

Please answer so that I can help you:

From: South Africa, Budget: About $2000 if I did the currency conversion correctly, Usage: Normal office use mostly with the odd occasion use of Photoshop and illustrator and sometimes a lightweight VM, Weight: I think 1.5kg would be my limit or very close, Battery life: 8-10 hours, RAM: 16GB minimum (if 32GB is possible it will be preferred in case off non-upgradability) but this is not a deal breaker so won't mind if it is not upgradable, size: 17" and keyboard with numpad if possible.

[genexis_x]

9 hours ago, Leoxii2000 said:

1.5kg

17"

Gram 17 is the only choice, however the build quality is very flimsy

[Leoxii2000]

14 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Gram 17 is the only choice, however the build quality is very flimsy

Thank you for your willingness to assist @GeneXiS_X, I really appreciate it. I read an interesting tidbit today where LG recons that it is by design (the flimsy design). How true that is I don't know haha. I hope you have a great day!