3-4K budget, how to choose a refrigerator?
Every year for the e-commerce promotion, I can always receive various purchase inquiries from relatives and friends. For example, one month before 618 this year, a friend asked me in a private message how to choose a cross-door refrigerator.
The 3-4K budget is a relatively affordable price range, but it is also a difficult range to choose. With a budget in hand, everyone wants to buy a refrigerator with a higher quality and price ratio.
It's just that everyone's definition of "quality-price ratio" is different: some people want "large-capacity can be installed", some people want "beautiful and atmospheric grade", and some want to "perfectly embed seamless" - and more tricky, but also require accurate and stable temperature control.
However, in the 3-4K price range, these needs often cannot be met at the same time.
Just when my friend was at a loss, I suddenly thought that at this year's AWE exhibition, I saw a refrigerator at the TCL booth, and I am still impressed: ultra-thin and seamless embedded, large capacity is very capable, and the appearance is also quite capable. Combined with the price of early 3K, it perfectly meets the purchase needs of friends.
So is this recently super popular TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9 really so amazing? Let's compare it with actual data!
Ultra-thin zero embedded, beautiful without falling ash
Although house prices will gradually stabilize in 2023, they will remain high overall. In this case, the kitchenette became a true portrayal of many families. An important feature of the small kitchen is the narrow aisle, so one of the criteria for many people when buying a refrigerator is ultra-thin, so that the aisle space will be relatively abundant.
This TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9 will contain a door thickness of up to 580mm. I measured that even if the socket is on the back of the refrigerator and is blocked by skirting boards, it only takes about 600mm depth (wall to refrigerator door) to achieve the perfect embedding of the refrigerator
The thickness of the traditional refrigerator alone is about 650mm, and the actual embedding usually requires a depth of about 700mm.
What's more, this refrigerator uses the bottom to dissipate heat, so there is no need to consider the heat dissipation problem on the side when embedding, as long as a 4mm gap is reserved ▲
If you don't stare at it, you can't feel the narrow gap from the front in daily use
If you do a pure embedded design, the final effect is shown in the figure above. This picture was taken by me at AWE at the scene
In addition to making the overall space neat and beautiful, an important advantage of this seamless embedding is that dust does not accumulate on both sides of the refrigerator, avoiding tedious cleaning work. The ultra-thin body can ensure that the refrigerator can be embedded without protruding from the cabinet, which is convenient for floor cleaning.
Many people may not have a concept of 4mm limit embedding, so let me demonstrate it with a GIF:
In the GIF, the distance between the baseboard and the refrigerator door is controlled at about 4mm, and the turning process is smooth and unimpeded
The hinge that achieves this ultra-thin zero embedding does not affect the opening and closing of the door (the door body will not protrude outward) must also use a specially designed track-changing hinge
Large capacity, ultra-high volume-to-value ratio
In addition to the advantages of ultra-thin zero embedded, this TCL ultra-thin zero embedded refrigerator T9 is also specially able to hold, with a total capacity of 455L.
The upper part of the refrigerator is a refrigerator compartment (310L), and there are three rows of storage compartments on the inside of the double door. Among them, the bottom row has the largest vertical space, and larger drinks such as milk, champagne and red wine can be enlarged
The upper two rows are suitable for condiments and normal small bottled drinks
What is even more rare is that because the refrigerator has a large horizontal space, long vegetables such as green onions, artemisia, and celery can be placed directly horizontally, without folding at all, and it is much easier to take with one hand
The refrigerator room also has a dry and wet separation design, and the bottom part is two drawers, which can directly store unfinished fresh vegetables and fruits and some delicate ingredients naked, which is very practical ▲
The lower left side of the refrigerator is the freezer (66L), and the right side is the variable greenhouse (79L). Because of the 618 stockpile, I directly adjusted the right temperature change area directly into the freezing area. Summer is coming, and it's quite powerful to stock up on ice cream
The temperature setting is also very convenient, which can be achieved through the touch screen on the refrigerator door panel, or it can be done remotely through a simpler APP
In the previous article, I mentioned that this TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9 has a door thickness of only 580mm, which is a full 8-10cm thinner than other similar products. So how does it achieve large capacity at the same time in such an ultra-thin situation?
Left: TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9; Right: TCL a double-door refrigerator
Taking the same capacity (455L) and the same brand (TCL's own double-door refrigerator) as an example, it is not difficult to find out through comparison that the secret of this TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9 "space magic" is that it uses the vertical space to the extreme, and the total height of the refrigerator reaches 1900mm ▲
Therefore, under the same floor space, the capacity of TCL's ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9 must be stronger - even if it is a computing space capacity, T9 is also larger than this double-door refrigerator.
PS: Under the same capacity, the volume of TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9 is 1.9*0.833*0.58=0.918m³, while the volume of the latter is 1.77*0.595*0.905=0.953m³. The former takes up less space and has a stronger capacity per unit volume.
Left: TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9; Right: Other brands of ultra-thin refrigerators
Compare other brands of ultra-thin refrigerators with similar design and close height:
- TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9 achieves a capacity of 455L with a volume of 0.918m³, so the unit volume capacity is 455/0.918=495.6L/m³;
- Other brands of ultra-thin refrigerators achieve a capacity of 500L with a volume of 1.045m³, so the unit volume capacity is 500/1.045=478.5L/m³.
Through calculations, it can be seen that TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9 also has advantages in terms of unit volume capacity.
The secret to helping TCL's ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9 achieve "small and broad" is TCL's fourth-generation microcellular foaming technology. The material replaces the traditional cyclopentane foam insulation layer and can achieve the same insulation effect in a smaller volume.
Therefore, under the same volume, TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9 can have a smaller volume.
Wide frequency conversion, more accurate temperature control
The cold room temperature of this TCL ultra-thin zero refrigerator T9 can be set between 2-8°C; The freezer chamber can be switched freely between -24- -15°C; The temperature control range of the variable greenhouse has reached an astonishing -20-5 °C, and the span is 26 °C, and the so-called "wide frequency conversion" is worthy of the name
The advantages of wide temperature change are also obvious, which can meet the various different use needs of home scenes and make users more calm
Regarding whether the temperature control is accurate, I made a real measurement with a thermocouple. After continuously recording the internal temperature of the refrigerator, the smooth curve is plotted as follows:
It can be seen that when the set temperature is 5°C, the temperature of the refrigerator room fluctuates slightly between 6-7.5°C, and the fluctuation period is about 30min. The overall temperature control is slightly high, but the control accuracy is at a very good level ▲
Many people have no idea about this set of data. It just so happens that I have also measured the internal temperature control of many refrigerators of different models of other brands before, and here are two sets of data:
The orange and blue curves represent a refrigerator, respectively, and the measured temperature control curve of the refrigerator room is 5°C.
- The blue curve represents the refrigerator, the temperature of the refrigerator fluctuates between 1-5°C, and the fluctuation period is about 70min;
- The orange curve represents the refrigerator, the temperature of the refrigerator fluctuates between 0-4°C, and the fluctuation period is also about 70min.
The temperature control of these two refrigerators is below the set value, but the temperature control frequency is low (about 70min once), so the temperature fluctuation range is much greater than that of TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9, and the temperature control stability is slightly worse.
PS: The price of these two refrigerators is much higher than that of TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9.
The whole space is clean and sterilized, and the storage is more secure
As we all know, refrigerators are easy to produce peculiar smells in long-term use because of the placement of various different foods. And for refrigerators used to keep fresh, the sterilization function is also of great significance. Therefore, sterilization and odor purification has become an easily overlooked, but important function in refrigerator purchase.
This TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9 is equipped with T-Fresh multi-point ion sterilization device in the refrigerator ▲
On the door panels of the freezer and the variable greenhouse, the T-Fresh cold bacteriostatic system is also installed
The principle of antibacterial odor purification is to use the ionizer built into the air duct to release a large number of positive and negative ions. Positive and negative ions will interact with microorganisms in the air, so that the cell membrane potential of microorganisms changes, resulting in the death or inhibition of microorganisms reproduction, so as to achieve sterilization and odor purification.
Compared with the traditional ionizer, the upgraded multi-point ionizer has a higher efficiency in generating positive and negative ions, so the effect is better.
According to the official test report, this TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9 sterilization rate is as high as 99.99%, the deodorization rate is 99.8%, and the virus killing rate is 99.9%, which is more than enough to meet household needs▲
Is TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9 worth buying?
The ultra-thin body, and support 0cm seamless embedding, while taking into account the refrigerator volume, these three points put together constitute the core selling point of this TCL ultra-thin zero-embedded refrigerator T9. From the measured effect, it does use hard power (data) to support the quality of the whole machine.
Among them, "zero embedding" is the core of the core, combined with the clean and elegant appearance of the refrigerator, it is very harmonious and beautiful in the home environment. In terms of measured performance, the fluctuation of the constant temperature curve of the refrigerator room is only 1.5°C really surprised me, and this temperature control level even exceeds many higher-priced products.
As a global professional home appliance brand, TCL is not only unique in the TV industry, refrigerators and washing machines also have their own R & D teams and production bases, technical strength and service capabilities are very good - the TCL ultra-thin zero refrigerator T9 in front of you is a strong proof.
At a price of 3-4K, it's totally worth it. If the price is only more than 3,000 yuan during the promotion period, it can be called one of the most cost-effective products at the same price. Friends who just need can buy with confidence!
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