yeah, mine too. my connectors have three or four lines on each little connector - definite signs of use.
its got to be testing or refurb. those lines do not appear otherwise.
ive never had a brand new sd card or ssd come with such scratches on the connectors.
on a side note, im using mine, and...
well bought a new 120gb myself, and i was like wah?
never mind the cast metal look (though really? why does it have so many scratches and dents on it?)
i was put off by the scratches on the connectors.
i can see that op also has scratches on his ssd connectors.
maybe intel plugs each ssd a...