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LG Gram 16 (2022) Laptop review: Lightweight device with stability issues

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(1761 – 4634, n=43) Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ




3645 (3539.21min – 3644.69max) MB/s ∼97% +9%

LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




3344 (3296.51min – 3343.89max) MB/s ∼89%

Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK





2086 (2067.43min – 2086.04max) MB/s ∼56% -38%

Average of class office
(215 – 4346, n=105, last 2 years) Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe





1766 (1756.36min – 1766.46max) MB/s ∼47% -47%

LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG





1730 (1725.12min – 1730.26max) MB/s ∼46% -48%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(2226 – 4516, n=43) LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




3330 (3199.21min – 3329.86max) MB/s ∼93%

Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ




2809 (2738.04min – 2808.76max) MB/s ∼78% -16%

LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG




2489 (1082.97min – 2488.9max) MB/s ∼69% -25%

Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK




2439 (2306.66min – 2438.93max) MB/s ∼68% -27%

Average of class office
(56.3 – 4947, n=105, last 2 years) Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe





1396 (1366.92min – 1396.49max) MB/s ∼39% -58%

Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ





6524 (5489.01min – 6524.19max) MB/s ∼100% +3%

LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





6334 (5516.35min – 6334.24max) MB/s ∼97%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(3421 – 7005, n=43) LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG




3445 (3030.59min – 3444.78max) MB/s ∼53% -46%

Average of class office
(200 – 6952, n=105, last 2 years) Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK





2996 (2553.28min – 2996.08max) MB/s ∼46% -53%

Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe





2408 (2106.99min – 2408.16max) MB/s ∼37% -62%

LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




4969 (4938.39min – 4968.78max) MB/s ∼100%

Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ




4812 (4803.57min – 4811.71max) MB/s ∼97% -3%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(2226 – 5259, n=43) Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK




3110 (3096.65min – 3109.94max) MB/s ∼63% -37%

LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG





2496 (2283.43min – 2496.07max) MB/s ∼50% -50%

Average of class office
(57 – 5160, n=105, last 2 years) Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe




1437 (1389.99min – 1436.61max) MB/s ∼29% -71%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(48.7 – 97.4, n=43) LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




75.2 (74.59min – 75.15max) MB/s ∼96%

Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ




68.2 (67.72min – 68.15max) MB/s ∼87% -9%

Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK




57.1 (55.75min – 57.09max) MB/s ∼73% -24%

LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG





54.3 (54.16min – 54.32max) MB/s ∼69% -28%

Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe




52.7 (51.31min – 52.65max) MB/s ∼67% -30%

Average of class office
(9.03 – 94.3, n=105, last 2 years) LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG





208 (205.9min – 208.09max) MB/s ∼100% +62%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(49.9 – 275, n=43) Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK





169.5 (166.2min – 169.54max) MB/s ∼81% +32%

Average of class office
(14.3 – 310, n=105, last 2 years) Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe





140.5 (134.34min – 140.51max) MB/s ∼68% +9%

Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ




134.8 (129.08min – 134.75max) MB/s ∼65% +5%

LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





128.6 (118.68min – 128.63max) MB/s ∼62%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(376 – 4185, n=43) LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG





2139 (1104.16min – 2139.02max) MB/s ∼82% +217%

Average of class office
(27.4 – 3995, n=105, last 2 years) Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK




727 (678.66min – 726.52max) MB/s ∼28% +8%

Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ




683 (673.81min – 682.59max) MB/s ∼26% +1%

LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





674 (562.61min – 674.25max) MB/s ∼26%

Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe





520 (513.42min – 520.41max) MB/s ∼20% -23%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(291 – 3559, n=43) LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG




1641 (1097.57min – 1640.78max) MB/s ∼84% +358%

Average of class office
(18.8 – 2323, n=105, last 2 years) Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK





366 (310.36min – 366.25max) MB/s ∼19% +2%

LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




358 (295.51min – 357.67max) MB/s ∼18%

Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe




350 (341.82min – 349.69max) MB/s ∼18% -2%

Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ




293 (283.44min – 292.93max) MB/s ∼15% -18%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(2577 – 9147, n=44) LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Average of class office
(125 – 8547, n=106, last 2 years) Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(983 – 3469, n=44) LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG Average of class office
(49 – 3114, n=106, last 2 years) LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(921 – 4043, n=44) Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG Average of class office
(39 – 3889, n=106, last 2 years) Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(2834 – 5588, n=44) LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Average of class office
(266 – 5739, n=106, last 2 years) Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(1617 – 4477, n=44) LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ Average of class office
(52.2 – 4909, n=106, last 2 years) Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(45.9 – 88.1, n=44) LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG Average of class office
(8.89 – 88.1, n=106, last 2 years) Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(135.8 – 241, n=44) Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Average of class office
(13.9 – 272, n=106, last 2 years) Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(421 – 2854, n=44) LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG Average of class office
(13.1 – 2465, n=106, last 2 years) Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(367 – 3451, n=44) Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG Average of class office
(17.7 – 3158, n=106, last 2 years) Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe Average of class office
(0.028 – 0.389, n=104, last 2 years)





0.09067 MS * ∼71% -192%

Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(0.02 – 0.08, n=44) LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe


0.651 MS * ∼100% -2613%

Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Average of class office
(0.018 – 0.717, n=106, last 2 years)





0.09063 MS * ∼14% -278%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
(0.018 – 0.089, n=44) LG Gram 16 (2021)
SK Hynix PC601 1TB HFS001TD9TNG Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ LG Gram 16Z90Q
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR

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