Select Best Buy Stores have
Open Box LG gram 17" Laptop (17Z90TL-H.AUB6U3) on sale starting at
$811.99. Select free store pickup where stock permits.
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- Note: Availability is limited and may vary by location.
Available options:
- Open Box - Fair $811.99
- Open Box - Good $851.99
- Open Box - Excellent $902.99
Specs:
- 17" 2560x1600 WQXGA Display, DCI-P3 99% 60Hz 320-nits Display
- Intel Core Ultra7 258V Processor, 8 Cores / 8 Threads
- Integrated Arc Graphics
- 32GB LPDDR5X 8533MHz Memory (Soldered)
- 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe Solid State Drive
- Intel WiFi-7 + Bluetooth 5.3
- Windows 11 Home w/ Copilot+
- Weight: 3.22lbs
- 77 Wh Battery
- Ports:
- 1x HDMI
- 1x 3.5mm Audio Out
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A
- 2x USB 4 Gen3x2 Type-C (Thunderbolt 4)
Top Comments
But since both laptops are completely different and different prices (the Alienware is 50% more than this LG), it's like asking "which is a better deal -- a really nice bicycle that is half off or a Tesla Cybertruck that is half off". Which one gives you the best value for your money?
Community Reviews
The LG gram 17 stands out as a very light, long battery life 17 inch laptop for productivity, travel, and general use. The Lunar Lake Core Ultra 7, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD make it feel like a strong generalist machine, and the integrated graphics can handle light gaming and even some older or less demanding titles at lower resolutions. The big tradeoff is the display, which is only 60Hz and 320 nits, so brightness and gaming smoothness are not its strengths. It is best suited to portable work, not high resolution gaming.
Common Questions (5)
It can handle light to moderate gaming, including AAA titles at 1080p low settings and games like Cyberpunk 2077 around 46 fps on medium with XeSS. Full QHD gaming is too demanding for the integrated Arc 140V, so lower in-game resolutions such as 800p to 1200p are the practical target.
The display is a 60Hz LCD rated around 320 nits with 99% DCI-P3 and an anti-glare coating. It should be fine in normal indoor use, but it is not ideal for bright sunlight or for shoppers who want a very bright panel.
Yes, it is positioned as a general-purpose, productivity-focused laptop with strong battery life, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Wi‑Fi 7, and Thunderbolt 4. It is a better fit for travel, office work, and trading than for high-resolution gaming.
It is unusually light for a 17-inch laptop, with one report noting a 17-inch panel in a 16-inch body and a weight under many 15-inch and even some 14-inch laptops. That makes it a strong choice for carrying all day when you want a large screen without a heavy chassis.
An open-box unit can be essentially new, with one report describing a machine that had only been taken out, used briefly, and returned. That makes open-box a plausible way to get the gram at a lower price without much wear risk.
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17" (in a 16" body) is not for everyone, but this weighs less than most 15" and even some 14" laptops. Big fan of the grams
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That Arc 140v iGPU won't be held back by 16GB of RAM Lunar Lake laptops often ship with, so it should perform quite well compared to something like a 780m or 890m. There are plenty of benchmarks available on YouTube that compare the iGPU to those AMD counterparts, where the 140v will actually them in many games, and generally match the AMD iGPUs in AMD-favored titles. Just don't expect it to play games well at the full 2560x1600 resolution. That's too much for that iGPU to handle for all but older games. You'll find much more playable framerates in between 800p (same as the Steam Deck) and 1200p, a couple of common resolutions that maintain the 16:10 screen ratio and are widely supported in most games.
Back to the laptop's specs! The screen, while it has a very nice resolution, is not especially bright at 320 nits, and it's an LCD rather than OLED. It looks to be a good LCD however at 99% DCI-P3, so at least it has a good color gamut. Don't expect to use this with direct, bright sunlight without straining your eyes. It has an anti-glare coating, so that should help in bright rooms. Ideally, you should get a monitor that can display 400 nits to deal with bright rooms and light, but I've used monitors as low as 250 nits without too many issues in office environments.
1TB SSD, plenty of RAM, great power-efficient but still powerful CPU, Wi-Fi 7, and Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports. Just make sure the larger 17" display isn't too big for you. 3.22lbs is a very comfortable weight for a larger laptop as well.
If I was in the market for a laptop, this would be a very tempting deal. And, it's actually available used in a lot of Best Buy stores all over the country, so it's not unobtainable.
That said, pairing this CPU/GPU with a 17" screen at QHD isn't the best since few modern games will have great frame rates at QHD on this iGPU. This GPU pairs best with a 14" 1080 OLED. But you can run games at lower resolution than the native resolution, so it isn't the end of the world.
I do NOT play competitive AAA online shooters with this so temper your expectations accordingly.
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