I dunno if I'd put too much stock in the appearance of the cogs. Every Shimano cassette I own has stamping marks on the tooth faces and tiny pits in the metal everywhere else. Doesn't seem to impact functionality or longevity at all.
It's a bummer that they have reverted to plain non-HG cogs, though. They could have at least done an imitation of Uniglide to make shifting a little nicer!
Agree that $70 is a bit much to pay for what you're getting now...
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