ILLEGEAR has just announced the IONIC TOUCH, based on the reference Intel NUC M15 design. The Intel NUC M15 was developed by Intel as a reference for smaller boutique laptop vendors, and it comes packed with pretty much every recent Intel technology you would want in a laptop.
As the ILLEGEAR IONIC TOUCH features the latest 11th Gen Intel Core processors, it also comes with niceties like two Thunderbolt 4 ports, WiFi 6 and also support for one M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD. It seems that ILLEGEAR isn’t currently offering PCIe 4.0 SSDs as a customization option just yet, but you can always get a M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD elsewhere and upgrade your laptop to enjoy the sweet 7GB/s+ speeds.
Aside from the 11th Gen Intel Core platform, the ILLEGEAR IONIC TOUCH is also rather unique with a 15.6″ FHD display. Most ultraportables today come with a 14″ display, so the IONIC TOUCH will offer more viewing area than most of the laptops in its weight class. The display can be opened up to 180° for a more convenient collaborative experience with the people around you, and there’s also support for 10-point touch input. It doesn’t fold around to transform it into a tablet though.
Speaking of input, the keyboard is an ultra-tactile keyboard with white backlighting, and you can also use Alexa. All of that is powered by a 73WHr battery inside the 1.66kg chassis that’s hewn out of anodized aluminium. You can check out the base specifications of the IONIC TOUCH below:
ILLEGEAR IONIC TOUCH Specs
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| CPU | Intel Core i5-1135G7, 4C/8T @ 2.4GHz (Boost up to 4.2GHz) 10nm SuperFin | Intel Core i7-1165G7, 4C/8T @ 2.4GHz (Boost up to 4.7GHz) 10nm SuperFin |
| RAM | 8GB LPDDR4x, dual-channel, on-board | 16GB LPDDR4x, dual-channel, on-board |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 80EU @ up to 1.3GHz | Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 96EU @ up to 1.3GHz |
| Storage | 500GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD | |
| Display | 15.6″ iRIS FHD IPS INFINIVISION display 100% sRGB, 450 nit brightness, 10-point touch support | |
| Connectivity | Intel WiFi 6 AX201 Bluetooth 5.1 2 x Thunderbolt 4 1 x HDMI 2.0 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 (Type-A) 3.5mm combo jack | |
| Battery | 73WHr battery 65W USB-C power adapter | |
| Dimensions | 355 x 230 x 14.9 mm | |
| Weight | 1.66kg | |
| Price | From RM4899 | From RM5699 |
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ILLEGEAR is also currently running their Back to School Promo, which will net you a free upgrade to a 512GB Samsung PM981a PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD, Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut thermal compound upgrade and also display calibration, worth a total of RM287. On top of that, there’s also a 5% cash discount that will allow you to own your IONIC TOUCH for less.
Pokdepinion: I am honestly quite interested to see how Intel’s reference design will perform. The prices are quite enticing as well for the specs on offer…
