no, not fake. the fins will always be hotter than the air moving over them (or they wouldn't work), and by the time the air has moved from the location of the sinks to where you're measuring the temp, it's cooled down even more.
Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.
no, not fake. the fins will always be hotter than the air moving over them (or they wouldn't work), and by the time the air has moved from the location of the sinks to where you're measuring the temp, it's cooled down even more.