First question is: do you specifically need a full Windows laptop with you?
My experience is that a modern laptop equipped with an SSD had essentially no moving parts and is therefore perfectly okay to travel with as luggage. I've had a Lenovo T-series (not a super-portable model!) in a neoprene sleeve in my panniers and it had absolutely no problems on a long trip. An earlier Dell XPS got a broken charger port on a trip, but could still be charged over USB-C so it was just a matter of buying a powerful charging brick in the next town.
That said, think carefully about your realistic workloads. The best compromise for a larger device to bring with you is a tablet in a keyboard case. I've had my 2021 iPad Pro in the Apple magic keyboard case come with me on long motorcycle journeys and around the world in a backpack, and it performed admirably for my actual work tasks, communications, entertainment, and it can do light video editing just as well. (There is now a Davinci Resolve client for the iPad!)
If you don't like Apple, there are plenty of Android tablets with keyboard cases, or the Microsoft Surface. I think it would have to be a very specific edge case to prefer a full laptop like the LG Gram over those for travel.
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