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We all remember the iconic moment when Steve Jobs pulled the first MacBook Air from a manilla envelope, and at WWDC 23 Apple doubled down on the theme by declaring the 15in version (see p60) as the “world’s thinnest 15-inch laptop” at 11.5mm. LG would no doubt disagree, declaring the SuperSlim to be 10.9mm – but that’s at the front. At the rear, it measures almost precisely 13mm.
Still, that’s not exactly chunky. And at 990g this isn’t only a SuperSlim machine but SuperPortable, too. I won’t add SuperRugged to that list, despite the fact it passed seven MIL-STD 810H tests, because those concentrated on temperature, altitude and vibration rather than how well the SuperSlim can sustain direct blows or drops.
The chassis is finished in a sober but attractive dark hue that LG calls “Neptune Blue”. LG is coy about exactly what it’s made of, but aluminium, magnesium and ABS plastic are the
