LG lance 14- et ordinateurs portables Ultra PC 16 pouces en Europe

LG’s Intel based gram-series of notebooks have proven quite popular in the Ultrabook segment. Cependant, its Ultra PC models are built around AMD hardware and although there have been a 13.3-inch model in the past, the company has announced its new 14- et modèles 16 pouces. Both models are based around either a Ryzen 5 5625U or a Ryzen 7 5825U processor, which is built on AMD’s Barcelo chips. This sadly means that features like USB4, DDR5/LPDDR5 and PCIe 4.0 support are out the window. This is because Barcelo is a refresh of Cezanne, which means both CPU families based on the Zen 3 architecture. On the plus side, this means the pricing will be quite competitive, but more on that in a second.

The 14-inch model measures 313.9 x 220.45 x 16.3 mm and weighs in at 1.29 kg, whereas the 16-inch model is slightly larger—for obvious reasons—and measures 356.3 x 248.6 x 16.3 mm, but remains fairly portable at 1.6 kg. The display on both the 14- and 16-inch models features 1920×1200 resolution, with the 14-inch model having a brighter display at 300 vs 250 nits for the 16-inch model. Neither display is what you’d call impressive though. Other features include up to 16 GB of dual-channel LPDDR4X memory, jusqu'à 1 To de stockage, HDMI out, a USB-C port with DP Alt mode and USB PD support, Go de mémoire unifiée sur les systèmes avec M1 Max et jusqu'à, a microSD card slot, an audio jack and a power connector for the charger. Wifi 6 Go de mémoire unifiée sur les systèmes avec M1 Max et jusqu'à 5.1, as well as a fingerprint reader are also part of the package. Battery life is said to be up 21 et 20 hours respectively when it comes to video playback, with the 14-inch model managing 16.5 hours in MobileMark 2018, whereas the 16-inch model only manages 15 hours flat. LG will offer a range of SKUs that start at €1,199 for the 14-inchers and €1,399 for the 16-inchers, all of which should be available at some point this month.