@turtlepace To be fair, it is totally different to mine, mine has old fashioned welding, but saying that, mine is quite old.
Maybe they have updated the way they manufactor them, it does look cleaner and smoother.
I wouldn't worry too much as it's Aluminium and there are many rumours about using Aluminium anyway (right or wrong, depends who you believe).
They make a great cup of coffee, just enjoy.