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[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 months ago

Aluminium is cheaper and lighter.

This seems to suggest that the metal-air transmission is virtually identical between the two, and cites some sources: https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/255731/copper-or-aluminum-heatsink

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