OK, I just thought it was common knowledge that they were crap or something!
It seems it's just the mods and size.
I checked on the structure of mine - it's a 1980 (ish) brand new one with plastic tanks and a copper core (so the dealer reckons - it certainly looks brassy / coppery inside)
I previously used a 1970 (ish) Rover Mini radiator which was almost half the size of my new one.
I'm going for performance and silence over aesthetics - I don't think I can be bothered to cram it all into a case, and I have a BIG case (Yeong Yang server cube). I just remember it being a LOT of hassle to get everything plumbed in, so I'm just going to run it on the desk. I hope to upgrade it regularly anyway.
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