LG’s ‘Aerominum’ Gram Pro laptops feel impossibly light and strong

For years, LG has used its ultralight Gram laptops as a way to stand out from the PC market, for better or worse. I wasn’t a big fan of the 2017 Gram’s pliable casing, and we had similar concerns with the first 17-inch Gram in 2019. But to be fair, it’s been a while since we’ve reviewed it, and we found a lot to like in last year’s preview of the AI-equipped model. Now, LG has unveiled a major redesign of the Gram Pro at CES 2026, using a new aluminum/magnesium alloy called “Aerominum.” In the end, LG seems to have found a balance between making an ultralight laptop (the 16-inch Gram Pro weighs just 2.6 pounds) and making a truly durable laptop.

Granted, the Gram Pro doesn’t look particularly impressive at first glance. It has a large 16-inch 2.8K OLED screen, which does look good, but doesn’t really stand out among the sea of ​​other OLED laptops on the market. It is also equipped with Intel’s new Panther Lake chip and supports dual NVMe SSDs. When you pick it up, something magical happens: My brain has trouble figuring out how such a large computer feels so light in my hand. Best of all, when I tried to squeeze the case, it didn’t bend much.

To be clear, there’s still a bit of give, but it doesn’t feel as wobbly as earlier models. I wouldn’t stress too much about tossing this in a messenger bag without the added protection. The more I use the Gram Pro, the more I wish other PC makers would try to achieve similar weight reductions. Gram Pro weighs as much as a 13-inch MacBook Air! This is certainly an impressive feat.

I just wish LG had spent as much time improving the Gram Pro’s keyboard and case design. There’s barely any key travel, which makes the typing experience unresponsive and unsatisfying. I get it, LG probably doesn’t have enough vertical height to allow for much key movement, but there are other ways to make typing feel more dynamic. The Gram Pro’s trackpad, meanwhile, is serviceable, but it’s also not as smooth and responsive as what we’ve seen on Apple laptops or Microsoft’s Surface Laptop.

In addition to the 16-inch Gram Pro, LG also launched a 17-inch model with an Aerominum shell, which is known for being the lightest laptop of its size with an NVIDIA RTX GPU. Specifically, it’s equipped with an RTX 5050, which should be enough to play most games at the laptop’s native 2,880 x 1,800 resolution (or 1440p upscaled a bit). Given the more powerful hardware, the Gram Pro 17 is heavier than the 16-inch model, but still weighs less than 4 pounds. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to play any games on the laptop, but overall, it looks like a great option for someone who wants a big screen and a little bit of horsepower.