RS4
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Yes, the display is glossy for the touchscreen Gram 2 in 1 version and matte display for the regular Gram series.
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1. I use the Gram 16 mostly on power but all the reviews show good battery life and it will certainly have better battery life than XPS 15. 2. The USB A port is solid, no problems with it. I use the USB-A port loads of times with pen drives, External drives, printers etc. 3. The new LG Gram 2022 version has matte screen, so reflections will not be a problem. 4. The fan speed and sound will be much better than XPS 15, you can expect a quieter experience. 5. Speakers are at the bottom, so they can be called average, not good not bad. Decent loudness, can watch youtube videos etc but I use headphones for TV shows, Movies. 6. It is made of Magnesium alloy for light weight but still meets MIL-STD-810G standard for toughness, so do not worry about this point.
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I have also set the charge limit to 80% as my laptop is plugged in most of the times.
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Yup, SK Hynix started their consumer division only a few years back and don't sell in many countries. I asked my friend who was visiting USA to get the 2TB Hynix P31 to India.
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For notebooks the most important metric is power/battery efficiency and SK Hynix Gold P31 is the big winner in that department, Anandtech review: https://www.anandtech.com/show/16012/the-sk-hynix-gold-p31-ssd-review/8
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Installed 2TB SSD SK Hynix Gold in the second slot, took some effort in prying away the back panel, must say the older laptops with exposed screws were much easier to disassemble. Another thing to appreciate about the LG Gram is the good quality LG Chem batteries, it is more than a year since getting this laptop and the wear level is at miniscule 1.4%, have never heard of weird battery expansion/bulging which is a common complaint with Dell XPS.
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Nice discovery, do post a mini review of the features and if you found anything useful. Will the normal camera of the 2021 Gram work as well as the upgraded Full HD IR camera of 2022 Gram? Will the battery consumption increase due to this always on software-hardware combo? Nice Ad from LG describing the Glance:
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@Ishatix Yes, I am using OnlyOffice for more than a year now and it has completely replaced my old MS Office installation. Just one correction in your comment: OnlyOffice has good "compatibility" with MS Office not "incompatiblity". Download link for OnlyOffice: https://www.onlyoffice.com/desktop.aspx -
Thanks for illustrating with a picture, will be helpful for myself as well as others who need it. I will also place the order from that first ebay link, good price for four sheets of stuff.
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How to make sure that the circle of glue is reformed? Do we have to line up the glue residue on both feet and the base so that they join perfectly? Regarding those 3M tapes, will 10mm size also work? Looking at these two ebay listings: https://www.ebay.com/itm/233290973133?hash=item365139bfcd:g:kqkAAOSwuFxcuBw9&shqty=1 https://www.ebay.com/itm/194060824786?hash=item2d2eed30d2:g:0xsAAOSw9idaK2Vd
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Yes, the 2022 LG Gram keyboard lettering is definitely a downgrade when compared to clear and big 2021 version.
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After opening it up twice, how is the glue of the rubber feet holding up? A Gram owner was complaining about feet feeling loose afterwards.
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Interesting feedback from 2022 Gram owners. 2021 version with Tiger Lake is both cool and quiet.
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I also prefer the sharpness of glossy screen when compared to the matte texture, as far a sun shining is considered I am in India and the sun shines with fire and fury here most of the year. I was dreading the keyboard before getting the laptop but now I love it. I am just happy disabling it and using it as big arrow buttons and page up , page down, Home, End buttons. Very useful as those dedicated buttons have disappeared in most of the consumer line laptops and also the arrow buttons have gotten slimmer and smaller over the years. So, what is your final storage capacity after all the SSD upgrades?
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How is the pricing for 4G and how many GBs of data do you use every month?
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Nope, still using Windows 10. There are no benefits of using Windows 11 for my use case instead there are regressions. I am also liking the fact that Windows 10 is limited to just security updates with no more big feature updates which break things.
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Same here, I do not like matte finish. I have the 2021 Gram 16, so will use it for few more years. The screen is exactly the same, we can expect mini led HDR screen with 1000 nits brightness and hundreds of zones within a couple of years and that will be a proper upgrade. Like sticking with Windows 10 too.
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The Anti-glare coating looks like proper matte finish and there is that matte screen look to it which some may not like. What do you say @hfm
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Hi skipper, nice to see you here. Do post pictures of the comparison between the two screens. I will say wait another generation or two before upgrading, the screen is exactly the same apart from anti-glare coating. We can expect mini led HDR screen with 1000 nits brightness and hundreds of zones within a couple of years and that will be a proper upgrade.
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I have also limited charging to 80% but no such bug on my Gram 2021.
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You can buy Anker chargers, good quality and they follow all the standards. Just search "anker 65w" on Amazon and you will get many options.
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I have disabled modern standby and Enabled Legacy S3 Standby. A lot of this information was already discussed on the NBR forum threads: https://www.nbrchive.net/xfa/lg.29/Advanced LG Gram 2021 tweaking/page2.html @Steerpike Uninstall Mcafee using Revo uninstaller and use Kaspersky Free or Bitdefender free instead.
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Do post the comparison pics between the two screens whenever you get the 2022 version. Should be available within a month or two in USA. Also compare the clarity difference between the glossy and anti-glare screen.
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No, the charger is not the same. This is a much smaller charger when compared to last year. 2021 charger vs 2022 charger:
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Some more new things in the Gram 2022 which I noticed from the qasarzone review: 1. The charger is smaller now, more like a smartphone charger. 2. The camera has seen massive upgrade, Full HD resolution and addition of an IR sensor which helps in proper face unlock and many more AI based functions like laptop recognising if you are looking at the screen or not. 3. The useless small foot in the middle of the two big feet has been replaced by a proper anti-slip strip/pad which is useful as it goes across the entire laptop. 4. LG has created a new software called "LG Smart Assistant" to add and control several new functions: i) All the functions which are already available in older Grams. ii) Select various modes like cinema mode to watch movies. iii) Out of Office Auto Screen Off is a function that detects your location through webcam and IR sensor and turns off the screen when you are away. iv) The display colour temperature setup has an auto-setup functionality along with the manual warm and cool slider. 5. New LG Glance software has all these features: Presence Detection: When the user is out of the camera's field of view, the screen is automatically locked. Snap Window: (When an external monitor is connected) If you turn your face to another screen while the title bar of the window you want to move is selected, it moves the selected window to the monitor staring at you. Move the mouse cursor (Smart Pointer): (When an external monitor is connected) Moves the mouse cursor to the monitor the user is looking at by turning his or her face. Non-gazing screen auto-blur (Smart Display): Non- gazing screens are auto-blurred to reduce exposure to others. Auto-blur when others are looking at your screen (Privacy Guard): Blur your laptop screen when others are looking at your screen from behind. Privacy Alert when someone else looks at the screen: When someone stares at the screen behind you, it detects it and displays a warning alert. Auto Pause Media When Absent (Smart Player): Automatically pauses media when you leave your seat while playing media. When you come back, you can watch it again. Health notification function (Digital Wellness) - 20-20-20 Reminder: To protect your eyesight, you will be reminded to look away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes. - Posture Alert: When you bend towards the screen and your face is close to the screen, it detects it and notifies you to take the correct posture. Video Conferencing - Simultaneous transmission of presentation material and presenter (Virtual Presenter): During a video conference, the presenter's face is displayed along with the presentation material. - Auto Mute when away from the screen: Automatically mutes the microphone when the user moves away from the screen. - Speak while muted (Mute Warning): Alerts you when you speak while muted. - AI Virtual Camera Effect (Virtual Camera): Makes people stand out or blurs the background during video conferencing, and automatically adjusts the camera frame according to the position of the person
