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A 13 kg Mini PC Uses a Solid 24-Karat Gold Case and Costs About $1.7 Million

A custom version of the roughly 12 cm cube Kubb Fanless mini PC has been built with a chassis made from solid 24-karat gold rather than gold plating. The standard model weighs about 2.1 kg, while the gold version reaches about 13 kg and costs roughly $1.7 million.

Because the fanless PC uses its chassis as a heatsink, gold's high thermal conductivity does provide a cooling benefit. GIGAZINE notes, however, that copper and silver conduct heat even better, so gold is not the optimal material if cooling alone is the goal.

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Instead of merely making a mini PC look gold, the entire case is 13 kilograms of solid gold. It even helps cooling a little, while the much cheaper and better-conducting copper continues to exist.

Details: GIGAZINE ↗

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