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    PCSPECIALIST Ionico 17, Intel vs. AMD

    Thanks for the speedy response. You're right that a lot of people seem to be going the other way with this, which definitely muddies the waters, but everyone can only speak from their own experience. How long have you had the new one you just bought? If you're expecting to post on here about...
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    PCSPECIALIST PC Specialist Ionico 17 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 32GB BEAST!!!

    Hey. Thanks for the review; this is almost the exact spec I'm thinking of getting, so it's really helpful. If you don't mind me asking, what's been your experience now you've had it a little longer? You said you were playing older games before, have you been running anything more modern since...
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    PCSPECIALIST Ionico 17, Intel vs. AMD

    Hi all, I'm thinking of getting the Ionico 17.3" laptop with RTX3070, and I was thinking I'd get it with the Ryzen 9 5900HX processor, because I've read that it's not only faster than the Core i7 11800H for most tasks, but the Intel chip tends to run hot (which is a concern anyway in such a...
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    PCSPECIALIST Looks vs. air flow, Ionico vs. Valeon

    I'm seeing pretty mixed reports on the Ionico. Mostly positive reviews, but then a lot of discussion of heat issues in the comments. Would love to see more about the Valeon as more people get theirs. Would also love to see if the Ionico's issues are just as bad with the Ryzen CPUs, since...
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    PCSPECIALIST Looks vs. air flow, Ionico vs. Valeon

    After posting this, I saw the pinned User Benchmarks thread includes temperature, but the Ionico builds listed are all Intel. I can see AMD is better at the moment for performance, but don't know if there's a difference in heat or reliability between them as well.
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    PCSPECIALIST Looks vs. air flow, Ionico vs. Valeon

    Hi, forum. I'm looking to replace my old gaming laptop and was originally thinking about a 17" Ionico, but was concerned that the lovely slim design might not be great for heat. Then the Valeon appeared and looked like it might be better for heat, but is obviously much less attractive. So I'm...
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