![]() ![]() Wielding an Intel Core i7-1065G7 CPU and 16GB of RAM, the Gram 17 effortlessly loaded two dozen Google Chrome tabs, allowing me to browse the web and listen to music through YouTube Music. The audio was clean and clear but lacked depth. When I listened to Glass Animals' "It's All So Incredibly Loud," Dave Bayley's falsetto vocals were piercing and the synthetic drum tones fell flat. ![]() Instead, the Gram has two adequate drivers that distort at maximum volume and lack any semblance of bass. It's not exactly a fair comparison, but I at least expect a decent quad-speaker setup on a 17-inch laptop. The Gram's dual speakers sound nowhere near as good as those on the 16-inch MacBook Pro or the XPS 17. Even more annoying is that I needed to awkwardly reach over to the right in order to use the touchpad with my index finger or thumb while remaining on the home row.Īnd that's a shame because the 4.8 x 2.8-inch surface was quick to register my erratic finger movements as I navigated Windows 10 and executed simple gestures, like pinch-to-zoom and three-finger swipe to switch between programs. Centering the touchpad increases the likelihood of accidental swipes because your right palm rests directly on top of it. These features make the keyboard great for productivity, like when you're punching in numbers or navigating through a dense spreadsheet. On one hand, all of the keys are properly sized and spaced, the arrow keys are isolated in an inverse-T pattern and there is even a numpad blocked off on the right side. I have mixed feelings about the keyboard. Similarly, the Gram 17's panel gets relatively bright, at 332 nits, but it's dimmer than those on the XPS 17 (505 nits), MacBook Pro (429 nits) and the average laptop (379 nits). While not a bad score, the Gram is outclassed by the XPS 17 (132%), MacBook Pro (114%) and the premium laptop average 119%. Keep in mind that this panel is very glossy, so reflections can be a problem in well-lit rooms or outside under the sun.Īccording to our colorimeter, the Gram 17's display clocked 104% of the sRGB color gamut. His blue eyes were the same brilliant sapphire hue as those of a White Walker while a ball of flame was a cascade of yellows and oranges. ![]()
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