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Why does it take so long to release black fan versions?

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Re: Why does it take so long to release black fan versions?

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Post by BoingBoomTschak »

LiamPowell wrote: post #19
kenhwang wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I used to really like Noctua fans, for a while they were obviously the best fans by a significant margin. But for all their tight tolerances and exotic materials and a high price to match, they generally don't outperform BeQuiet's more regular materials but use-focused fans that are half the price. Nor are they significantly better than Arctic's general purpose fans at a quarter the price. It'd make more sense to jus…

2×? Try 5× for the Noctua NF-A12x25 compared the the Arctic P12 Pro that matches or beats it in most metrics. Which isn't to say the Noctua fan is bad, it's just a luxury product for reasons other than performance.

Disclaimer: I read HWCooling like everyone serious about the subject. These reviews aren't everything, the appalling QC that results in resonances or coil whine lottery isn't mentioned.

In general, yes, Noctua is overpriced and Arctic is an incredible value, but when you want to optimize your silence/performance ratio, it's still Noctua, BeQuiet or (sometimes) Thermalright.

Re: Why does it take so long to release black fan versions?

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Post by Strom »

nopurpose wrote: post #70

My layman question is why plastic cant be painted? Case temperatures are not that high and there are no plastic parts rubbbing.

This is answered in the first paragraph of the article. Painting requires re-calculating the weight, strength and aerodynamics. Paint does not weigh zero, it changes the flexibility of the plastic, and the texture which changes flow.

Re: Why does it take so long to release black fan versions?

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Post by beAbU »

SwellJoe wrote: post #3

I like the brown ones. Everything is black, it's dumb, and I'm happy to have any contrast.

I'm at an age where I feel the same about many things in life. Black, sleek and minimalist is so boring and blends into the background.

Just this morning I purchased these car mats for my black, korean-spec-tinted people carrier electric van:

https://carmats.ie/products/kia-pv5-passenger-2026-van-mats?...

Re: Why does it take so long to release black fan versions?

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Post by Simran-B »

wolvoleo wrote: post #58
fxtentacle wrote: post #38

This is content marketing executed perfectly :) Reading it, I learned something new and interesting and they had an opportunity to show off one of their differentiators against the competition (low leakage flow due to tighter tolerances) and then at the end they casually mention the new product that has just opened for pre-orders.

Yeah it's more marketing than anything IMO.

Wondering if it's just the marketing that Noctua did, and the actual mold and process engineering left to some fab in China?

Re: Why does it take so long to release black fan versions?

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Post by pwdisswordfishq »

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Re: Why does it take so long to release black fan versions?

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Post by pwdisswordfishq »

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Re: Why does it take so long to release black fan versions?

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Post by pwdisswordfishq »

pwdisswordfishq wrote: post #96
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