LG Gram 17 and new 14-inch 2-in-1 are coming to CES 2019
LG's ultralight series of laptops grows to a 17-inch model as well as a new convertible design.
LG's first 2-in-1 is a 14-inch model that weighs roughly 2.5 pounds.
LG's claim to fame with its Gram laptop line is light weight and long battery life -- two of the most important priorities on many laptop-shoppers' lists.
At CES 2019, the company will add two notebooks in the line to carry on that tradition: the 17-inch LG Gram 17 (model 17Z990-R.AAS8U1); and the 14-inch LG Gram 2-in-1 (model 14T990-U.AAS8U1).
The 2-in-1 will cost $1,499, while the 17-inch will be $1,699 in the US. They're both on Best Buy's site as "coming soon," and "soon" in this case means early January. UK and Australian details were not announced.
The 14-inch 2-in-1's specs include:
- 14-inch full-HD (1,920x1,080-pixel) touchscreen IPS display with
Corning
Gorilla Glass 5
- Bundled Wacom AES 2.0 pen with 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity
- Weight: 2.5 pounds (1.1 kg)
- Dimensions: 12.8 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches (325 x 211 x 18 mm)
- Battery life: 21 hours
- Eighth-gen Intel Core i7 CPU (possiblly an i7-8550U)
- Up to 16GB RAM
- Up to 528GB SSD
- Dark silver
- Connections: 1x USB-C, 2x USB 3.1, 1x HDMI, 1x microSD, 1x audio combo jack
The LG Gram 17 looks just like its 15-inch sibling, but with more space around the sides of the keyboard.
The Gram 17 specs include:
- 17-inch, 2,560x1,600-pixel IPS display with a 16:10 aspect ratio, covering 96 percent of the sRGB color gamut
- Weight: 3 pounds (1.3 kg)
- Dimensions: 15.0 x 10.5 x 0.7 inches (381 x 266 x 17 mm)
- Battery life: 19.5 hours
- Eighth-gen Intel Core i7 CPU (likely an i7-8550U)
- Up to 16GB RAM
- Up to 528GB SSD
- Color options: white, dark silver
- Connections: 1x USB-C (Thunderbolt 3 optional), 3x USB 3.1, 1x HDMI, 1x microSD, 1x audio combo jack
Originally published 7:43 a.m. PT.
Update, 1:15 p.m. PT: Added price and availability information.
