Ionico 16, Lafite 15.6 or alternative with more robust build quality

Hi all,

Wanted a relatively thin and light laptop around 15'-16', with a solidly build chasis and future proofed for at least 5 years. I would use I use it mostly for browsing and projecting movies/shows. Sometimes, photo and and light video processing.

My previous laptop was an Optimus series from 2015, but was let down by the wear and tear of the plastic chasis, poor batery life, bad speakers and weight.

I'm not a gamer, so am wondering if it's worth spending more money on the Ionico series (specs below) with an RTX gpu or going with something cheaper with just an integrated card. I've looked a bit at the Elimina series but that seems to have more of a standard plastic chasis. My budget would be 1000-1400£

Any recomendation from the other ranges at least for a robust chasis and (hopefully) good battery life? Mostly I plug in my laptop but it's nice to have the option of being mobile for more than 2hrs.


https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/2611236/

Chassis & Display Ionico Series: 16" Matte QHD 240Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560x1600)
Processor (CPU) Intel® CoreTM i9 14 Core Processor 13900H (5.4GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM) 32GB Corsair 4800MHz SODIMM DDR5 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4050 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive 500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive 2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
Battery 1 x Ionico Battery 73WH
Thermal Paste VAPOR CHAMBER ADVANCED COOLING
Sound Card 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 + BT 5.3
USB/Thunderbolt Options 1 x THUNDERBOLT 4 PORT + 3 x USB 3.2 PORTS
Total Order Price £1,452.00
 
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As an alternative from what I saw in the forums, I also looked at a Lafite spec, which is arounnd 450£ cheaper.

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/2611249/

Chassis & Display Lafité Pro Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 60Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® CoreTM i7 12-Core Processor i7-1360P (Up to 5.2 GHz) 18MB Cache
Memory (RAM) 32GB Corsair 4800MHz SODIMM DDR5 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card Integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
1st M.2 SSD Drive 500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive 2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader Integrated Micro-SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor 1 x 90W AC Adaptor
Power Cable 1 x 1.5 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery Lafité Pro Series Integrated 73WH Lithium Ion Battery
Sound Card 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.3
USB/Thunderbolt Options 1 x THUNDERBOLT 4 + 1 x USB 3.2 (TYPE C) + 1 x USB 3.2 + 1 x USB 2.0
Total Order Price £1,001.00
 

Halfpipe

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I recently purchased an Ionico and it's great apart from the below issue I've had.

 
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