The LG - gram, 2-in-1 16” WQXGA Laptop with Intel Evo Platform Core i7 with 16GB RAM and 1TB NVMe Solid State Drive in black is sleek, sexy, soundless, and sound. What do I mean by that. Well, right from the start your eyes encounter a very well-packaged unit that would not only be great for you, but would also make a great gift for any lucky person on your list.
LG tried to make this higher end laptop computer appeal to the senses- it comes in a stylish, sleek, black classy box with a cardboard thickness that can keep the contents inside safe. The outside finish is a matte black and even though this is a 16" size screen, the depth at it largest is still less that 1 inch. Why do I keep talking about this- it is because for the size this is a very lightweight, easily portable unit that can literally be carried around with one arm or put in a large purse or small tote.
Second point, the solid state drive in this unit is quiet as a mouse and I really mean that. In other solid state units of the past on laptops that I have used, the motor would rev itself up every so often, including when it would boot itself up. This LG Gram is so quiet and I do not feel any heat coming out of it either. I will say that on the underside there is a warning stamped on that says to keep it on a flat and firm surface so that the unit can vent its heat through the perforated holes on a constant basis to prevent heat build up that would cause unit damage.
Third, I am a CPA by trade and therefore, I am very proficient on a 10-key adding machine. LG Gram designers had the presence of mind to use some of the real estate adjacent to the normal keyboard where many other laptop designs do not- I am so thrilled that they thought to include the separate 10-key.
Fourth, I found the initial set up and WiFi connect seamless and since I am not an IT person, just self taught and in a rural area where there is not a lot of help, I am always anxious when setting up a new electrical something that requires set up, period. Fifth, this is truly a 2 in 1 that almost immediately rotates the screen, all 360 degrees, as a matter of fact, Sixth, LG is including the stylus pen, that oh by the way is also a mouse with a left and right button on the pen. They even include a single AAAA battery, replacement pen tip, a Tweezer to assist with changing the tip, and a very detailed instruction manual, in numerous languages with helpful graphic pictures and verbiage that any newbie can understand. I found the stylus helpful and had lots of fun with it. So often these days you have to go on the manufacturer's website to download all the instructions and that costs the user lots more time. In fact, that reminds me that LG Control center, Finger Print Guide in PDF, and Virtuo by LG Guide in PDF come loaded, as well as, Microsoft Edge.These have been my impressions, but I also went to Best Buy's website where this laptop is listed and LG rates itself based on the unit's 16 GB of Ram and 1 TB of solid state storage and what the best uses for this machine.