Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and if you're looking for the ultimate productivity laptop setup
this could be the one it's the new 2022 LG gram with the LG gram +view it combines the portability
of a laptop the productivity of a dual screen setup and the performance of the latest Intel i7
processor I'll get this unboxed and we'll go over what this laptop does differently to the rest and
why it's become my favorite Windows laptop to use I have linked to it below if you want to check it
out along with my wallpaper that I feature today but any questions just let me know in the comments
and inside the Box we've got the LG gram which we'll take a look at in a minute then there's
the manual and a power adapter as well as the charger it does also come with this piece of
card and it's got a pencil holder and a calendar built in so if you wanted to you could pop out the
pieces and put it together for your desk but here it is and this thing is ridiculously light when I
picked up for the first time I honestly thought it was missing the battery it's that light well
the collar that I've gone for is called obsidian black it's a magnesium alloy case but it's super
thin and lightweight on the front of the laptop it's got the gram logo and as you can see it's got
a silver almost mirror-like finish to it and other than this logo it's got a pretty understated and
minimal design now of course the color that I went for is black but it's also available in silver as
well as white and if we take a quick look at the connections and the ports that are available we've
got two USB 3.2 ports and a Micro SD card slot on one side then if we flip it around on the other
side we've got one HDMI port two Thunderbolt 4 ports and a headphone jack now what's great about
the Thunderbolt 4 ports is not only do they work for transferring the image to an external display
but you can also charge your laptop via this cable as well so if you're using it with a
monitor lock myself you'll only ever need a one cable setup okay if we open this up and we can
take a look at the screen and the first thing that I noticed was just how clear and sharp the image
was sure I'm used to 4K and even 5K screens but the resolution on this on a screen of this size
is incredible it's a 2560 by 1600 resolution but it comes with a 16 by 10 display rather than the
usual 16x9 that means you actually get about 11 more screen size vertically might not seem
like a lot but it definitely makes a difference as for the screen size well this is the 16 inch
version I've got here but it is also available at 17 inches as well but coming from using a 16 inch
laptop every single day this felt like the best choice for me if we look around the edges of the
screen you can see the bezels are pretty thin on the sides and then they've done an awesome job of
hiding the front facing HD camera at the top so it means there's no need for a notch getting in
the way of the screen but the thing that stood out to me the most on this screen so far is the
color and vibrancy of the images it's got the usual DCI P3 99% or minimum 95% color gamut but
the images really do look incredible on here now as I use Lightroom on a daily basis it was the
first thing that I installed I'm editing photos on here looks awesome of course it's an IPS panel
so the colors will look Vivid and decent anyway now you might have noticed but the screen has
an anti-glare coating it's not something that I would normally opt for but this is without
doubt the best anti-glass screen I've ever used and the text is still sharp on the menus and the
documents which is something you'd normally lose as a compromise with a matte screen but this is
where it gets really interesting so we know this is a 16 inch laptop already but what if you could
double the width for this essentially making it a portable dual screen setup well that's where this
awesome screen comes in handy this is the LG gram +view it's a second 16 inch screen that connects
directly to the LG gram via a single USBC cable and it doesn't need charging either this cable
will provide the image and Power in one go it also comes with a cover that instantly makes
this look like a giant tablet but then it doubles up as the stand and what I love about this is the
effort that LG have gone to to make sure this screen sits perfectly in line so it literally
looks like an extension of your laptop so it comes with two USBC ports you've got one on each side
and this means when you're using it you're not limited to which side of your laptop that you
actually plug it in you could have it on the left or the right or if you wanted to you could even
have it vertically instead there's also a little button on the side of the screen which controls
the brightness of the display now this 16 inch screen on its own is great and I think it's the
perfect laptop size for video and photo editing but once it's paired with the LG Grand plus view
this thing is Unstoppable for productivity the ability to have multiple windows open
across two screens on either mirror or extend them is awesome and this makes these 16 inch
laptop a 32 by 10 screen it's definitely one of those setup accessories that you didn't realize
how good they were until you tried it and as for the performance well the one that I have here has
a 12th gen Intel Core i7 processor that's the latest processor from Intel plus it has a one
terabyte SSD and 32 gigabytes of RAM now that is more than enough for every tester I need to throw
at it plus normal web browsing on a day-to-day basis and although this is very capable at video
editing I won't be using it for that but for photo editing in Lightroom multitasking with
websites emails socials and watching videos it's been awesome so far I've not seen any lag freezes
or shutdowns over the last week in fact other than the fans kicking in from time to time not enough
to distract me it's been a solid laptop and don't let the lightweight feel of this laptop undermine
the performance that it's packing it really is more than enough for most of us and if the two
screen setup wasn't enough for you well you could always plug it into a desk monitor instead so I'm
using the LG 40WP95C this is a 5K2K Ultra wide monitor I've had this for about four months now
and this thing is massive so using that single USBC or Thunderbolt 4 cable I've got the LG ground
powered and sending the image to the screen this now means I can still have the portability of the
laptop but it'll act as a PC setup when I need it I've also connected a wireless keyboard and
mouse to this so the lab top can sit to one side while I'm working sorry what was that you don't
think two screens are enough for productivity okay here's the LG gram connected to the 40 inch Ultra
wide and the LG ground plus view so we've now got three screens working side by side each with
different apps running all from the LG gram now assuming you need a laptop for portability like
moving around your house or to and from school well the LG gram is probably the perfect option
for that now although this is a 16 inch laptop it comes in at just 1199 grams or 2.64 pounds that
is ridiculously light for a laptop of this size it also means throwing it in and out of your bag
is not going to be a problem in fact I reckon you'd probably forget you've even packed it is
that light and if you are using both the laptop and the second screen together well the combined
weight is 1860 grams you might have noticed when I was showing you the ports earlier that there's
no Lan port on this although you can use one via an adapter but for me the Wi-Fi 6E connection is
perfect anyway and that's normally what I would use now even though this is a very lightweight
laptop it's got a full metal body made from magnesium alloy so it's strong enough to pass
a military-grade durability test for pressure high and low temps dust vibration salt fog and
shock so it's pretty strong and if you are on the Move either around your house or out and
about you want to make sure that it can hold a decent charge would you be pleased to know you
can get up to 20 hours of use this will of course vary depending on what you're doing in the screen
brightness and if you're using the extra screen but it is still really impressive over the last
week of testing I've seen at least 12 hours of use of what I would say normal day-to-day usage that's
before I need is to plug it back in and charge it up so if you combine the weight durability and
Battery this is a great laptop for students plus it looks awesome okay so far so good well this
cannot be an honest video if I don't highlight the issues as well and the single problem that
I have found with this ignoring the fingerprint magnet if you go for black are the speakers it's
packing 1.5 watt speakers here which support dtsx Ultra surround sound on paper but this sounds good
but in reality these are the tinniest and lacking speakers I've heard in a very long time if you're
after something with bass well this isn't it they're obviously better than nothing at all
but I would highly recommend picking up some headphones instead any game that I've played
on here runs really smoothly and that 120 hertz refresh rate looks great from those consoles so I
was already impressed with the design portability and specs but the AI Tech that's built into the
LG gram is incredible and some of these features will completely change the way that you work so
it's called LG glance by mirrormetrics there are a total of nine functions here each can
be turned on and off and have their own settings essentially the camera recognizes you and triggers
different software features while you're using the laptop first are the privacy and Security Options
presence detection will automatically lock or turn off the screen when you leave the laptop so
as soon as you walk away it will dim and lock the screen and then there's smart display well this
actually blurs the screen when you look away so if you have a second screen attached to it will blur
just the one that you're not looking at this is a brilliant feature if you're at the office or using
it in public then there's a privacy guard and that blurs the entire screen if someone else is staring
at your screen from behind previously alert is very similar to privacy guard but it shows a
shield icon on the top left or right corner if someone is looking at your screen then there's
a smart player setting and this will automatically pause the video if it detects you've walked off or
you're away from your screen there's a few other Wellness settings like posture warning if you're
too close to your screen or the 20 20 rule where it makes you look away every 20 minutes for 20
seconds at 20 feet not only that but if you enable it in the settings you can use your face to log
into the laptop so no need to type any Keys just power on look at the screen and you're good to go
now other than when I've had this plugged into my ultra wide I have been using the inbuilt keyboard
and touchpad I mean it's hard to get excited about a keyboard but it has been really nice to type on
there's enough travel for the key so it doesn't feel too shallow and you feel confident that each
key is actually being registered they feel nice to the touch and they aren't too loud I also like the
fact that it comes with a separate number pad on the side something that I always like to have on
external keyboard and not many laptops come with and then you've got the touchpad as well which is
great it's got gesture functions and there's no need to hard press to click or double click as
it's very responsive to the touch instead okay so how much are we looking to spend on a laptop
that's incredibly portable lightweight and packing some serious performance features for video and
photo editing what we think in about £2000 to £2500 nope this 16 inch top spec model with a
one terabyte SSD and 32 gigabytes of RAM is £1750 then the LG gram +view is an extra £200 if you buy
it from LG's website so for under £2000 you've got yourself this awesome portable dual monitor setup
of course if you didn't need the extra screen or you don't need the top spec model you could get
this for under £1500 so the ultimate question is is it worth buying but the easy answer if it is
within budget is yes if you're needing a Windows based laptop for work or home or you're a student
and need something that's quick reliable and portable this is awesome now this will actually
be replacing my Windows laptop that I use every single day for work although it will be very rare
that I use the extra screen as it will likely be docked at my desk but what do you think to
it could this be the ultimate productivity laptop setup or drop a "nice laptop" in the comments and
I will give you a thumbs up for staying right till the end and if you did enjoy today's video
check out my desk setup video next as that covers everything I'm currently using at my desk thanks
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