LG Gram Pro 17 (2026) Review: Lightest 17-Inch Laptop with RTX 5050
Review the LG Gram Pro 17 (2026): The world's lightest 17-inch laptop features the new Aerominum chassis and RTX 5050. Is the 8GB VRAM enough for you?
By Team Gimmie
Updated August 27, 2026
LG Gram Pro 17: The World’s Lightest Big Screen Comes with a Catch
If you have ever spent a week traveling with a 17-inch laptop, you know the physical toll it takes. By day three, that gorgeous, expansive screen starts to feel like a literal slab of granite in your backpack. LG has spent years trying to solve this specific pain point, and their latest reveal at CES 2026—the Gram Pro 17—claims to be the lightest 17-inch laptop in the world to pack an NVIDIA RTX graphics card.
It is a headline that sounds like a dream for digital nomads and creative professionals. But as we peel back the marketing layers, we have to ask: is this a marvel of modern engineering, or is it simply light on the power you actually need for 2026-era tasks?
The Feel of Aerominum: Lightness Without the Flex
The big story this year is a new material LG is calling Aerominum. In the past, ultra-light laptops often felt a bit, well, cheap. They had a tendency to flex when you typed or felt like hollow plastic. Aerominum is LG's attempt to bridge the gap between the featherweight portability of the Gram line and the premium, rigid feel of a MacBook Pro.
In the hand, the Gram Pro 17 doesn't have that icy, dense coldness of a CNC-machined aluminum laptop. Instead, it feels strangely impossible—like you are picking up a hollowed-out prop rather than a high-performance machine. It lacks the bulk of a ruggedized PC, but it doesn't feel fragile. LG claims this material significantly increases scratch resistance, which is a massive relief for anyone who treats their laptop bag like a junk drawer. If you are used to the weight of a standard 15-inch machine, picking this up will likely make you do a double-take. It is large, yet it feels lighter than some tablets with a keyboard case attached.
The 8GB VRAM Dilemma: Living in a 2026 World
While the chassis is a triumph, the internals are where things get complicated. LG is touting the inclusion of the NVIDIA RTX 5050 GPU. On paper, having a dedicated graphics card in a laptop this light is impressive. However, the specific configuration—paired with 8GB of Video RAM (VRAM)—is a point of contention for those who actually plan to push this machine.
