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REVIEW<br />
If you want an amazingly light full-size laptop, then<br />
the LG is a front runner, and is available in smaller and<br />
even lighter models too.<br />
In order to save weight, LG eschews a solid metal<br />
build like many of its rivals. Instead, it is made from a<br />
‘nano carbon magnesium’ – an alloy that feels more<br />
like plastic than metal, but is supposedly military-grade<br />
and passed seven different tests. The reality is that the<br />
laptop is flexible, especially the lid, but this is the tradeoff<br />
to have the lightweight result. We like the gunmetal<br />
grey finish that has a slight texture to it.<br />
Once again, the bezels around the screen are very<br />
small making the laptop look modern and sleek, but<br />
also feel like a smaller laptop than a usual 15in model.<br />
As mentioned earlier, the webcam has moved and is<br />
now above the screen instead of nestled into the hinge<br />
below. It’s a much more appropriate placement and is<br />
so small you might not even notice it.<br />
Keyboard and trackpad<br />
The keyboard on the LG gram 15 for 2018 is the same<br />
as its predecessor, bar the fingerprint scanner now<br />
embedded into the power key. It works well and is<br />
much faster than typing a password.<br />
Overall it’s a decent keyboard, but is nothing<br />
special. It’s a full-size chiclet style keyboard with a<br />
dedicated numberpad to the right. That will come<br />
in handy for some but it does means the main part<br />
is shifted to the left rather than being central, which<br />
takes a bit of getting used to.<br />
There’s nothing that gets on our nerves too much,<br />
but bear in mind that some keys such as enter are quite<br />
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MAY 2018 • TECH ADVISOR 21