Lafite Pro II 14" vs Fusion Pro IV 15.6" - any experiences?

[returnofthem]

I'm looking for a laptop for general office work + photo editing. My main requirements are lots of storage, mid-range dedicated graphics to enable hardware acceleration in photo editing apps, and a display which comes somewhere close to 100% sRGB/72% NTSC. It'd also be nice if the machine is relatively quiet when doing basic office stuff, although I don't mind if it gets noisier when editing/rendering out photos.

Based on that I've narrowed the options to either the 14" Lafite Pro II or the 15.6" Fusion Pro IV, and I'm just wondering if anyone has experiences with either that they can share? Based on the specs on the site, I can see a few pros/cons to each.

Lafite
+ Has thunderbolt, so I could simplify the number of connections using a dock and/or displayport over USB-C if I want to
+ Has power draw over USB-C so can be charged that way
- Only one M.2 storage slot so it's expensive to get the storage I need as I need a single large SSD
- Some reports on these forums that the fans can by noisy, but it's not clear from that post whether it's the 14" or 15" version they're talking about

Fusion
+ Aluminium chassis so presumably better thermal performance and so might be quieter?
+ Two M.2 storage slots so cheaper to configure storage
- No thunderbolt or displayport over USB-C so far as I can see, so I think that means no option to use a dock?
- No power draw over USB-C so has to use a standalone charger

Have I missed anything?

 

[FerrariVie]

You're spot-on about the ports and build quality. Regarding internals, you're missing the fact that the Lafité has a slightly better CPU (with a better integrated graphics card) and also a much better dedicated GPU. Can't tell about noise, but performance-wise the Lafité is the better option (assuming both have similar prices).

Regarding noise, the only thing I can share is that most (if not all) PCS laptops have some kind of control center installed by default, and that software lets you control CPU power and (by consequence) fan noise by switching between quiet, entertainment and high-performance modes (or similar names, depending on the laptop)