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REVIEW<br />
ensured you get lots of physical ports so you don’t<br />
get frustrated with having to use various adaptors or<br />
even changing your accessories.<br />
To this end, the gram 15 has three USB 3.0 ports,<br />
full-size HDMI, microSD, headphone and USB-C. This is<br />
similar to the previous model, though the latter is now<br />
used for Thunderbolt 3 meaning you can transfer data<br />
much faster or even use it to connect a 4K display.<br />
LG also includes a USB-C to Ethernet adaptor and<br />
the USB-C port isn’t needed for charging with keeps it<br />
free. Instead, LG opts for a traditional DC connector.<br />
There are stereo speakers rated at a combined<br />
3W and they’re pretty poor, which isn’t a surprise for<br />
a chassis like this. You’ll want to make use of the DTS<br />
Headphone X port, which provides a surround sound<br />
like experience.<br />
Verdict<br />
The LG gram 15 might look and feel the same<br />
as before but comes with a number of upgrades<br />
including 8th-generation Intel, more storage, a<br />
fingerprint scanner and Thunderbolt 3. It’s amazingly<br />
light and offers excellent battery life too. However,<br />
all of this comes at a very high price (especially in the<br />
UK) and you can get similar packages at much lower<br />
cost with laptops like the Microsoft Surface Laptop<br />
and Lenovo Yoga 920. Chris Martin<br />
Specifications<br />
• 15.6in (1920x1080, 141ppi) IPS LCD touchscreen<br />
• 1.8GHz Intel Core i7-8550U (4GHz boost) 4 cores,<br />
8 threads<br />
26 TECH ADVISOR • MAY 2018<br />
Worldmags.net
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