LG's New Ultra PC Line Includes a 17-Inch Best Buy Exclusive

LG pushed long battery life and privacy in the launch of its 2022 Ultra PC lineup Monday. The 4.4-pound 17U70Q ($1,599), a Best Buy exclusive with a 16:10 aspect screen, is powered by a 12th-generation Intel Core processor and includes an Nvidia RTX 3060 graphics card, Gen4 NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) and DDR5 RAM. The 3.6-pound, 16-inch 16U70Q ($999-$1,299) is powered by an AMD Ryzen processor and has an NVMe SSD plus LPDDR4 RAM. Battery life is given as 80 watt-hours for the 17-inch model, 72 watt-hours for the 16-incher. LG’s in-plane switching displays are anti-glare to make it easier to view what’s on screen regardless of ambient light conditions, the company said. The LG Glance by Mirametrix AI-based software automatically locks the screen when the user steps away from the laptop; it also alerts users and blurs the screen if someone is looking over their shoulder, the company said. AI noise-canceling is designed to improve the sound environment for video conferencing.