Packaging:
ThermoLab does not yet have a presence in the United States, and is in the process of setting up distribution. With that said, the review sample shipped straight from Korea in the package shown below. Not too significant, but I did like that little guy and his van.
The packaging for the Baram is shown below, and it takes a rather minimalistic approach... again another similarity to a Thermalright product. You simply get a plain cardboard box with a bit of black print describing the contents. Inside the box, the cooler is sealed in a plastic bag, and cardboard forms are used to keep everything in place.
The Basics:
While it may look like a typical tower heatpipe cooler, there are a few things ThermoLab has done that might be a bit different from other manufacturers. The differences are highlighted on the
official product page, and include things such as the following: heatpipes being in a staggered arrangement for greater heat distribution, the fins having different profiles for reduced air resistance, and a non-uniform fin pitch plus the formation of "air tunnels" for optimized air flow through the cooler.
The images below reveal some of these design subtleties. From the top view you can see that the ten heatpipe terminations are not all in a row, but staggered. The aluminum fins have curved leading and trailing edges, and they are closer together at the sides of the cooler than they are at the center of the cooler. These small details might be easy to miss, but ThermoLab believes they provide an edge for improving cooling performance.
