LG Releases Gram 17 Laptop: An Ultra-Thin Notebook with a 17.3in Display

Re:LG Releases Gram 17 Laptop: An Ultra-Thin Notebook with a... by chx on Friday December 07, 2018 @02:44AM (#18625819)

> All they want is thin, light and a big beautiful screen.

I disagree with the thin part. I have yet to see anyone care whether a laptop is 1" or .7". This is a pointless marketing ploy, invented by Jobs. Yes, lightness matters. But we have seen (and I actually owned one) incredibly light laptops mostly from Japan well before Jobs invented the thin craze.

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Re:LG Releases Gram 17 Laptop: An Ultra-Thin Notebook with a... by canuckintime on Friday December 07, 2018 @06:44AM (#18626865)

> I have yet to see anyone care whether a laptop is 1" or .7".

Careful there. I didn't say mainstream customers care about having the 'thinnest' laptop. I agree that a distinction between 1" or 0.7" is pointless. They do care about having a 'thin' laptop. It's largely marketing but also partly ergonomics, especially at the 17" size to reduce volume

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Re:LG Releases Gram 17 Laptop: An Ultra-Thin Notebook with a... by tjoff on Friday December 07, 2018 @08:53AM (#18627612)

I really don't understand the weight issue, I don't mind a heavy laptop at all. Make it twice as heavy or even heavier if I can get more battery out of it. Thinness though is extremely important. It determines the bulk of the whole machine and in what situations I can bring it.

Noise, performance and battery life are really important too, so there are bound to be a lot of compromises. But I really do value thinness.

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