Let's Talk About the LG gram Pro 17
For context, I am a high school teacher, and we are given laptops by the district. The one I have is a Lenovo ThinkPad bla bla bla. It is old, heavy, slow, and has no battery life, but you can't get around using it because it is so intertwined with the network, printers, and everything you do (really annoying!).
What I usually do is bring my Galaxy Book5 with me on a daily basis, use it, and then use the school laptop for printing and the things that are locked even when using a VPN.
My Galaxy Book5 was perfect for what I needed it for, with no real flaws. I couldn't game or do 3D modeling on it well, but that was okay; it wasn't its job.
Now, after getting the LG gram Pro, my Galaxy Book just feels like how the ThinkPad felt. The battery life feels awful, it feels a step slower, and its awesome display does not seem clean and crisp anymore. The LG gram blows it out of the water.
I have never used a 17-inch laptop before, as they just seemed too big and inconvenient to carry around on a daily basis. But nooo, it's not heavy, and it's not a bother! The LG gram Pro is so lightweight for a 17-inch laptop that it is genuinely shocking.
Since getting it, I have taken it to work every day. Other than needing a new bag because my old one was designed for a 15-inch laptop and the 17-inch gram fits a bit too snugly, I barely notice the difference in portability. Once I have it in my bag, the size is much less of an issue than I expected.
As a teacher, I'm constantly moving between tasks, working on lessons, preparing materials, managing assignments, and using my laptop throughout the school day. Having a large screen without having to lug around a heavy laptop makes a real difference. I can carry it around comfortably and still have the screen space I want when I sit down to work.
Power-wise, I don't know what to say. There is nothing I have thrown at it so far that hasn't worked smoothly. I can now play Cities: Skylines II without it crashing (if you haven't played it, give it a try!). My 3D prints slice much faster, and just designing feels smoother.
The laptop has handled my everyday work and more demanding tasks well. Performance has been good, including during stress tests, and I haven't experienced any issues that have made me question whether it can handle what I need it to do.
Windows Hello is responsive, and the front camera looks great. These might seem like small things, but when you're using a laptop every day, the little things matter too.
The battery life, OMG!
I haven't done an official on-screen YouTube battery test, so I can't give you an exact number of hours, but based on my actual use, this thing is a beast.
I take it to work, and it's on from around 8:45 AM to 4:20 PM. I'm a teacher, so I'm constantly using it throughout the day. After a full charge, I got to use it for three days without charging it! I also use it at home for maybe two hours, mostly watching Charmed on Peacock (the old, good one, not the new garbage one).
So, while I can't give you an official battery test result, I can tell you that the battery life has been phenomenal. I'm getting more than a full day's use out of it, and I don't have to worry about carrying a charger everywhere I go.
For someone who uses a laptop throughout the school day and then continues using it at home, not having to charge it constantly is a big deal.
The screen is big, bright, and has great color accuracy. I haven't done an official color test, but I don't need to. It looks great to my eyes.
I have a monitor on my desk that I use as a second screen, but with this laptop, I really don't NEED it anymore. I still use it, but it's no longer a necessity.
The 17-inch screen gives me enough room to work comfortably without feeling like I have to connect another display just to get things done. When I'm preparing lessons, working with documents, or juggling multiple windows, having that extra screen space is genuinely useful.
I expected the larger screen to come with a portability trade-off, but the lightweight design makes the combination work surprisingly well.
One of the things that surprised me about the LG gram Pro 17Z90UR is how lightweight it is while still feeling sturdy. LG introduced Aerominum™ in 2026, and the material helps explain how this 17-inch laptop manages to be so easy to carry around without feeling flimsy.
When I first opened the laptop, I noticed a slight squeak. It caught my attention because I wasn't expecting that from a laptop at this price point. It sounded a little like two surfaces rubbing against each other, but after opening and closing it a few times, the squeak went away.
The metallic finish is nice, keeps clean, and feels strong. The chassis gives me confidence that the laptop is well-built enough to handle being carried around every day. It feels like it could survive the occasional accidental knock, although I will NOT be testing whether it can survive a drop, lol!
Since getting it, I've taken it to work every day, and its weight has been a pleasant surprise. I did have to consider getting a new bag because my old one was designed for a 15-inch laptop, and the 17-inch gram fits a bit too snugly. However, once I have it in my bag, I barely notice the difference in portability.
For me, that's what makes the design work. You get a large 17-inch screen in a laptop that is light enough to carry to work every day without it becoming a burden. As a teacher, that's important because I need something I can move around with throughout the school day while still having the screen space and performance I want when I sit down to work.
The Aerominum™ construction and metallic finish give the laptop a premium feel while keeping portability at the forefront. It feels solid, it looks good, and so far, it has held up well to my everyday use.
The LG gram Pro includes Copilot, and it works well. The responses are quick, and having it integrated into the laptop is convenient.
There are also several built-in features that LG highlights, many of which operate in the background. That makes some of them difficult to test individually because you don't always know when they're working or how much of a difference they're making.
One thing I have noticed is that the fans seem to come on when they should. The laptop handles demanding tasks well, and I haven't had any major performance issues during my use or stress testing. If the built-in AI and system optimization features are helping manage performance, cooling, and efficiency behind the scenes, then they seem to be doing their job.
I can't say that I've independently tested every AI feature or prove which specific feature is responsible for what I've noticed. However, from my everyday experience, the laptop has been responsive, performs well, and manages demanding tasks without giving me much to complain about.
For me, the most important thing isn't having a long list of AI features to look at on a specification sheet. It's whether the laptop works well when I need it. So far, the experience has been good.
Honestly, other than the price, I can't think of any major downsides right now.
I do need a newer bag, though, because my old one was designed for a 15-inch laptop, and the 17-inch gram fits a bit too snugly. That's more of a problem with my bag than with the laptop itself!
I wish it were cheaper so more people could have a laptop like this, but with the AI boom and RAM prices skyrocketing, this is the market price.
I'll update this review if anything changes.
Here are some photos you can use to see how thin it is compared to a calculator and a book we use in class.
