Apple flavored thermal paste introduced in Japan
An interesting precedent from the point of view of marketing products for computer enthusiasts occurred this week. Thermal paste was introduced in Japan CWTP-EG4GAP the color of a green apple, which also has a corresponding aroma. The latter property is of dubious practical value, so the manufacturer limited the circulation of the unusual thermal interface to 1000 copies.
In terms of its basic characteristics, the new product repeats the long-selling thermal paste of the Clock Work Tea Party brand, but for the Apple Edition version a lower thermal resistance is declared: 0.039 ℃‧cm2/W instead of 0.07 ℃‧cm2/W of the original version without fragrance. By the way, the bright green color of the thermal interface, according to the manufacturer’s plan, should contrast more strongly with the typical processor heat spreader cover, helping to identify those areas where the layer of thermal paste is applied unevenly. What function the apple scent serves in this formula is not specified, but the manufacturer will have to warn customers not to use the thermal interface internally.
From the point of view of thermal conductivity, both thermal interface options are identical - the corresponding figure is 12.8 W/m‧K. This is slightly better than the characteristics of the same name for the Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut thermal interface, popular among fans of extreme overclocking, but the “Apple thermal paste” is designed for a narrower range of operating temperatures from minus 50 to plus 240 degrees Celsius. The viscosity of the “fragrant” version is also higher, almost twice, compared to the original gray one. Both versions of the thermal interface are manufactured using ultrasonic particle processing. The manufacturer also notes that after five years of operation, thermal conductivity decreases to 8.8 W/m‧K. The new product will go on sale as a syringe containing 4 g of contents at the end of next week at a price of $6.5 for each of 1000 copies produced.
An interesting precedent from the point of view of marketing products for computer enthusiasts occurred this week. Thermal paste was introduced in Japan CWTP-EG4GAP the color of a green apple, which also has a corresponding aroma. The latter property is of dubious practical value, so the manufacturer limited the circulation of the unusual thermal interface to 1000 copies.
In terms of its basic characteristics, the new product repeats the long-selling thermal paste of the Clock Work Tea Party brand, but for the Apple Edition version a lower thermal resistance is declared: 0.039 ℃‧cm2/W instead of 0.07 ℃‧cm2/W of the original version without fragrance. By the way, the bright green color of the thermal interface, according to the manufacturer’s plan, should contrast more strongly with the typical processor heat spreader cover, helping to identify those areas where the layer of thermal paste is applied unevenly. What function the apple scent serves in this formula is not specified, but the manufacturer will have to warn customers not to use the thermal interface internally.
From the point of view of thermal conductivity, both thermal interface options are identical - the corresponding figure is 12.8 W/m‧K. This is slightly better than the characteristics of the same name for the Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut thermal interface, popular among fans of extreme overclocking, but the “Apple thermal paste” is designed for a narrower range of operating temperatures from minus 50 to plus 240 degrees Celsius. The viscosity of the “fragrant” version is also higher, almost twice, compared to the original gray one. Both versions of the thermal interface are manufactured using ultrasonic particle processing. The manufacturer also notes that after five years of operation, thermal conductivity decreases to 8.8 W/m‧K. The new product will go on sale as a syringe containing 4 g of contents at the end of next week at a price of $6.5 for each of 1000 copies produced.
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