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Costco Members: LG Gram Laptop: 17" 1600p, i7-1260P, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Win 11 Expired

$1100
$1,499.99
+ $10 S/H
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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: LG Gram Laptop (17Z90Q-K.AAC7U1) on sale for $1,099.99. Shipping is $9.99.

Thanks to community member EdMcK515 for sharing this deal.

Specs
  • 17" Anti-Glare IPS LGD WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 350-nit Display
  • Intel Evo Platform Powered by 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260P (12-Core) Processor
  • 16GB LPDDR5 5200MHz RAM
  • 512GB NVMe M.2 2280 Solid State Drive
  • Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
  • Intel Wi-Fi 6E (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.1
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • Precision Touch Pad with Scroll and Gesture Function
  • Integrated FHD Webcam with Dual Mics and Facial Recognition
  • 2x 1.5W Stereo Speakers with HD Audio and DTS X Ultra
  • Lithium Ion 80WHr Battery
  • Dimensions: 14.91" W x 10.19" H x 0.70" D
  • Approximate Weight: 2.98 lbs
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
  • Ports:
    • 2x Thunderbolt USB 4.0 Gen 3 Type-C with DisplayPort and Power Delivery
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
    • 1x Headphone-out
    • 1x Micro SD

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Edited September 17, 2022 at 03:30 PM by
This was advertised in the Costco Coupon book as $1,199.99 ($400 off $1,599.99). Their website price dropped $100 since the preview came out, dropping this to $1,099.99 with the $400.00 off. $9.99 shipping if buying online. Warehouse should have it for the same price without shipping.

Common answers:

- RAM is soldered and not upgradable
- Two NVME slots (I believe one may need a special size to fit)
- Fingerprint reader is gone for this year and replaced with Windows Hello capable camera
- 12th gen intel seems to have gotten a good performance bump over 11th gen but there was no improvement for battery life (maybe a slight decrease).

Specs:

Processor & Memory:

Intel Evo Platform Powered by 12th Gen Intel® Core i7-1260P (12-core) Processor
16GB LPDDR5 5200MHz RAM



Drives:

512GB NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
No Optical Drive



Operating System:

Microsoft® Windows 11 Home (64-bit)



Communications:

Integrated FHD IR Webcam with Dual Miscrophones and Facial Recognition
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.1



Audio

HD Audio with DTS X Ultra



Graphics & Video:

17" Anti-Glare IPS LGD WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 350-nit Display
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics



Keyboard:

Backlit Keyboard
Precision Touch Pad with Scroll and Gesture Function



Ports & Slots:

2x Thunderbolt USB 4.0 Gen 3 Type-C with DisplayPort and Power Delivery
2x USB 3.2 Gen 2
1x HDMI 2.0
1x Headphone-out
1x Micro SD



Power Supply:

80 WHr Li-Ion Battery



Additional Information:

Dimensions: 14.91" x 10.19" x 0.70"
Approximate Weight: 2.98 lbs

https://www.costco.com/.product.100971154.html
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I'd disagree on numpad. Highly useful for literally any situation you need to input numbers (including making calls).
This laptop is amazing. Outrageously thin and light for how powerful it is.
Has an antiglare screen.
I run autohotkey scripts from half my keyboard. Having the numpad is great because it's technically different than the top row #s. If you use your laptop for productivity or anything that can be scripted, AHK can be invaluable, and better with a num pad.

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pepisito
08-10-2022 at 05:42 PM.
08-10-2022 at 05:42 PM.
So I am using a 2020 gram 16GB where 8GB is soldered to MB and the other I replaced with 32GB for about $100.00. It got 40GB of memory and I also upgrade NVMe memory to TLC 2GB. The system's running smooth and the only problem is it only got 8 vcores CPU. Need to add more cores. Does anybody know if I can do the same to this laptop, e.g. upgrade the memory and PCIe memory?
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pepisito
08-10-2022 at 05:45 PM.
08-10-2022 at 05:45 PM.
Quote from pepisito :
So I am using a 2020 gram 16GB where 8GB is soldered to MB and the other I replaced with 32GB for about $100.00. It got 40GB of memory and I also upgrade NVMe memory to TLC 2GB. The system's running smooth and the only problem is it only got 8 vcores CPU. Need to add more cores and thinking about getting this machine again. Does anybody know if I can do the same (memory upgrade) to this laptop, e.g. upgrade the memory and PCIe memory?
I mean just to buy the computer and upgrade the memory myself again.
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aerischan
08-10-2022 at 05:51 PM.
08-10-2022 at 05:51 PM.
Quote from pepisito :
I mean just to buy the computer and upgrade the memory myself again.
RAM is soldered so no go there.

SSD can be replaced though. (M.2 2280 NVMe)
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08-10-2022 at 08:18 PM.
08-10-2022 at 08:18 PM.
How does touchpad compare to MacBooks?
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EdMcK515
08-11-2022 at 02:57 AM.
08-11-2022 at 02:57 AM.
Quote from super_fizzzz :
How does touchpad compare to MacBooks?

This is the best trackpad I've used on a PC. Huge and very responsive. I still think MacBooks have the edge on their trackpads, but this is close.
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lesterhung
08-11-2022 at 02:53 PM.
08-11-2022 at 02:53 PM.
Quote from Danimal86 :
This laptop is amazing. Outrageously thin and light for how powerful it is.
Has an antiglare screen.
but does it thermal throttle? What I found with all these high spec laptop is they all thermal throttle if not in a huge chassis. If they thermal throttle, then an expensive high end CPU is the same as a midrange non thermal throttle CPU.
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08-11-2022 at 05:00 PM.
08-11-2022 at 05:00 PM.
Quote from aerischan :
RAM is soldered so no go there.

SSD can be replaced though. (M.2 2280 NVMe)
So the 2020 version got 2 8gb and only 1 8gb solder to MB. The other 8gb is on SoDIMM socket and one can easily replace it. Is the the current one works the same or it only offers one 16gb SoDIMM and it's soldered to MB?
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08-11-2022 at 05:35 PM.
08-11-2022 at 05:35 PM.
Quote from pepisito :
So the 2020 version got 2 8gb and only 1 8gb solder to MB. The other 8gb is on SoDIMM socket and one can easily replace it. Is the the current one works the same or it only offers one 16gb SoDIMM and it's soldered to MB?
16GB all soldered (already in dual channel mode, I believe). No RAM slot at all.
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gillamonstar
08-13-2022 at 07:17 PM.
08-13-2022 at 07:17 PM.
Quote from gillamonstar :
ARGH. So hard to pass up. I've been eyeing these LG grams for a month or so. Almost pulled the trigger on the 16", but saw the 17" would marked down, and here we are.

I bought a Lenovo LEGION Y520 @ Costco about 5 years ago ( wow time flies ) and it works for my needs. But, I don't expect it to last forever, and would prefer to get a new machine when/how I want, not because I have to...

How future proof is this LG build? The 16gb RAM is a step backwards... I put 32 in my legion. But the 5 generation newer i7 probably makes up for it plus some?
So I caved. Went to look last weekend, ended up going back today to get one.
First impressions are good. display is really nice. Speed is adequate for what I'm doing..
I was concerned jumping from the 15" referenced above to a 17"... was really just wanting a lighter machine and didn't want to go bigger... Ironically, the length and width of this is the same as my 15". Just 1/3 the depth and a fraction the weight.
All in all satisfied after playing around for 6hrs or so.
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Kendo
08-14-2022 at 01:07 PM.
08-14-2022 at 01:07 PM.
Quote from gillamonstar :
So I caved. Went to look last weekend, ended up going back today to get one.
First impressions are good. display is really nice. Speed is adequate for what I'm doing..
I was concerned jumping from the 15" referenced above to a 17"... was really just wanting a lighter machine and didn't want to go bigger... Ironically, the length and width of this is the same as my 15". Just 1/3 the depth and a fraction the weight.
All in all satisfied after playing around for 6hrs or so.
Only thing I can't stand is the fans constantly going off. This didn't happen on the 16" model.
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08-14-2022 at 02:24 PM.
08-14-2022 at 02:24 PM.
Quote from Kendo :
Only thing I can't stand is the fans constantly going off. This didn't happen on the 16" model.
Not sure what exactly this might be related to but I've had mine for a week or so and the fan barely comes on. I'm not maxing the cpu or anything (just doing normal office work mostly) but it has been hot weather where I am and no AC so ambient temp is high. My fan setting in the lg utility is "normal" (or whatever the default/middle setting is called). I'll also add that my laptop is usually sitting on my lap and it doesn't seem to get particularly hot to the touch...

Obviously a lot of other people are also having fan issues similar to yours so I wonder if it's a case of some variance in the heatsink effectiveness (or whatever) from unit to unit.
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08-15-2022 at 09:09 AM.
08-15-2022 at 09:09 AM.
Quote from Redflyer :
Note due to overheating issues the 1260AP CPau throttles and will be slower than the 1240P CPU.
Here are the results of the Cinebench R23 test for the Gram 17 1240P which I just got off BuyDig:
Multi core: 4818 pts
Single core: 1187 pts

If someone could post the results of the same benchmark for the 1260P version here, we might be able to objectively see whether it indeed throttles more.
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08-15-2022 at 02:17 PM.
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Quote from lesterhung :
but does it thermal throttle? What I found with all these high spec laptop is they all thermal throttle if not in a huge chassis. If they thermal throttle, then an expensive high end CPU is the same as a midrange non thermal throttle CPU.
I'd like to know this too. I've had 'powerful' laptops and tablets throttle so bad that I can't even have a non-choppy video call without being in an 68 deg airconditioned room.
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JA9791
08-16-2022 at 04:08 AM.
08-16-2022 at 04:08 AM.
The 32gb back on sale also for people looking for it: https://www.costco.com/lg-gram-17...86110.html

Wish these didn't have soldered ram. For the work I need it for, 32gb ram would be the minimum. At $1600 I may have to wait a lil longer.
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08-16-2022 at 12:02 PM.
08-16-2022 at 12:02 PM.
Quote from tmpqweasd :
Not sure what exactly this might be related to but I've had mine for a week or so and the fan barely comes on. I'm not maxing the cpu or anything (just doing normal office work mostly) but it has been hot weather where I am and no AC so ambient temp is high. My fan setting in the lg utility is "normal" (or whatever the default/middle setting is called). I'll also add that my laptop is usually sitting on my lap and it doesn't seem to get particularly hot to the touch...

Obviously a lot of other people are also having fan issues similar to yours so I wonder if it's a case of some variance in the heatsink effectiveness (or whatever) from unit to unit.
Same here. I've had mine about a week as well. No throttle, fan or heat issues that I'm aware of, but I'm def not a power user, just doing business tasks; Chrome, Office apps, YouTube, etc. all good.

The real test will be using this full time, daily to work abroad...fingers crossed, but I'm digging it so far Rock
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