PCSpecialist IONICO 15 Laptop Review (14900HX / RTX 4070)

Mat Mynett May 30, 2024 Featured Tech Reviews, Laptop / Mobile, Notebook, Reviews

Rating: 8.0.

The IONICO 15 from PCSpecialist combines an Intel Core i9 processor with an Nvidia RTX 4070 Laptop GPU and sticks them in a relatively slim and portable 15” chassis. The display offers a 240Hz refresh rate and claimed 100% sRGB coverage, alongside 2TB of storage and 32GB DDR5 memory. Can this £1799 laptop from PCSpecialist keep cool enough to fulfil its potential?

Timestamps

00:00 Start
00:36 Pricing and Details
03:37 SSD confusion & performance
04:27 Full metal chassis, weight & build quality
05:24 RGB, keyboard & trackpad
06:32 Speakers & sound quality
07:32 Ports and connectivity
09:00 Power profiles and Benchmark results
13:05 Thermals, Power and Noise Analysis
16:08 Battery Life
16:33 Gaming Tests
21:31 Closing thoughts

Specification

Chassis & Display – Ionico Series: 15.3″ Matte QHD 240Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560×1600)
Processor (CPU) – Intel® Core™ i9 24 Core Processor 14900HX (5.8GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM) – 32GB Corsair 5600MHz SODIMM DDR5 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card – NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4070 – 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM – DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive – 2TB Solidigm P41+ Gen 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)**
Memory Card Reader – Integrated Micro-SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor – 1 x 280W AC Adaptor
Power Cable – 1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery – Ionico Battery 99WH
Sound Card – 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless – GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.3
USB/Thunderbolt Options – 1 x THUNDERBOLT 4 + 1 x USB 3.2 (TYPE C) + 3 x USB 3.2
Keyboard Language – IONICO 15 SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System – Windows 11 Home 64 Bit – inc. Single Licence
Notebook Mouse – INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam – INTEGRATED IR+FHD Hybrid Webcam Windows Hello 4.0
Warranty – 3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

**The original specification sent over to us by PCSpecialist is listed above and showed the SSD as being a Solidigm P41+ 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD. When the laptop arrived with us, it actually contained a 2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W). We are awaiting confirmation of the SSD model in retail units from PCSpecialist and will update the page when we have this information.

The core specs are confirmed with the following CPU-Z and GPU-Z screenshots: