The Gigabyte Aero 16 and LG Gram 17 are similar in price and both have ample storage, but there are distinct differences to consider. The Aero 16, with its powerful Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti graphics card, excels at 3D tasks, machine learning, and gaming, perfect for engineering and creative professionals needing high performance. Its OLED screen offers vivid colors and strong contrast but has a shorter battery life. In contrast, the LG Gram 17 is extremely light for a 17-inch laptop and has a significantly longer battery life, making it ideal for users prioritizing portability and general use like document editing or web browsing over intensive graphics tasks. Its large screen and high resolution provide comfortable viewing, but its integrated Intel graphics limit its performance for demanding applications compared to the Aero 16. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero 16
Good for gaming and AI
Very good overall display quality
Very good keyboard
Advantages of the LG Gram 17
Very good for software development
Very good battery life
Good speakers
Key differences
General Use
8.0/10
8.5/10
3840 x 2400
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
368.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
353.0 nits
7.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
11.0 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
7.1/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.9/10
The LG Gram 17 and Gigabyte Aero 16 are both very good for general use, though the LG Gram 17 is somewhat better.
The Gigabyte Aero 16 offers a balance of power and visual quality with a high-resolution OLED screen, robust processor, and graphics card, but at the expense of heavier weight and shorter battery life compared to the LG Gram 17, which excels in portability and battery life due to its lighter weight and efficient processor, paired with ample screen size and sufficient performance for general use tasks.
Gaming and AI
7.8/10
6.5/10
7.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.8/10
3840 x 2400
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
8.7/10
The Gigabyte Aero 16 is good for gaming and AI, while the LG Gram 17 is only fair.
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work.
Engineering and Design
8.6/10
8.0/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.9/10
7.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.8/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aero 16 and LG Gram 17 are both very good for engineering and design, though the Gigabyte Aero 16 is somewhat better.
The Gigabyte Aero 16, with its powerful CPU, dedicated RTX GPU, and OLED screen, excels in engineering and design tasks requiring high performance and color accuracy, but is less portable due to its weight and build. In contrast, the LG Gram 17 offers a more portable design and a high RAM capacity, but its integrated GPU and IPS screen might limit the performance and color fidelity for more demanding engineering and design applications.
Screen Quality
8.4/10
7.4/10
16.0in
SIZE
17.0in
3840 x 2400
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
368.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
353.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aero 16 has a better screen than the LG Gram 17 for general use, gaming and AI, and engineering and design, while the LG Gram 17 has a better screen for content creation.
The Gigabyte Aero 16 stands out with its high-resolution display and exceptional brightness, providing detailed and vibrant visuals for tasks like document editing and web browsing, which makes it ideal for general use. Engineers and designers will appreciate the Aero's wide color gamuts, ensuring accurate color representation for precise design work. However, gamers may find the Aero less suitable due to a lower refresh rate, which means less fluid motion during fast-paced games and 3D activities.
Battery
7.0 Hours
11.0 Hours
The Gigabyte Aero 16 has 7 hours of battery life. The LG Gram 17 has 11 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Good
Good
16.0in
SIZE
17.0in
5.0 lbs
WEIGHT
2.9 lbs
0.8in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The LG Gram 17 and Gigabyte Aero 16 both have good portability, though the LG Gram 17 has somewhat better portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
7.8/10
7.0/10
The Gigabyte Aero 16 and LG Gram 17 both have good build quality, though the Gigabyte Aero 16 has somewhat better build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$1,260
$1,699
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
The Gigabyte Aero 16 has a price of $1,260 and the LG Gram 17 costs $1,699.
The LG Gram 17 and Gigabyte Aero 16 are both very good for content creation.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
7.9/10
8.2/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.9/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
3840 x 2400
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers LG Gram 17 to be very good for software development, while the Gigabyte Aero 16 is good.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
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How the Gigabyte Aero 16 and the LG Gram 17 compare to other laptops
"The Gigabyte Aero 16 is a workstation laptop for light gaming. It's design is still muted, with a silver chassis alongside a black keyboard and trackpad that provides some contrast. The Gigabyte Aero’s full-size chiclet-style keyboard is enjoyable to type on thanks to its snappy feel and responsiveness. The 4K+ AMOLED display is good, but it could be better. It doesn’t handle true black very well and suffers from strong reflections and glare. The Gigabyte Aero excels at productivity performance and can keep up with other gaming laptops in 1080p. But it has very few ports and its refresh rate leaves a bit to be desired."
"The LG Gram 17 is a light office laptop with a large display and great battery life. The newest incarnation of the Gram 17 can be classified as a model update. LG uses the predecessor's compact, light magnesium case along with an identical port configuration (including 2x Thunderbolt 4) and keyboard. Changes can be found in the hardware. With the Gram 17 (2022), LG offers a light (approx. 1,350 g), mobile work device - and finally with a matte display."
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About Gigabyte
Gigabyte is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer. While Gigabyte mainly focuses its business on desktop hardware, Gigabyte is known for its value-oriented G series laptops, thin and light Aero series, and performance-oriented Aorus series. Gigabyte laptops offer a strong value proposition to compete with mainstream alternatives.
About LG
LG is a South Korean conglomerate company. While LG is mainly known for various products outside of technology, LG also develops laptops. Within the laptop industry, they are known for their thin-and-light Gram series, as well as their value-oriented Ultra series. LG laptops offer very thin and light laptops with phenomenal battery life, and are often on sale.
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