Same issue with my MBP purchased on Oct. 15th online. I ordered the 2.53 with upgraded hard drive, which was shipped from China. The MBP arrived on the 22nd, and I fired it up I immediately noticed 2" or so lines flickering along the right side of the screen. The lines are on for a millisecond, seem to run bottom-up, and then reappear every 10 seconds or so. Pissed, I shut it down.
I called tech support, described the problem, and arranged for an appointment with a genuis at the local apple store the next day. Genius told me it would need to be sent in for repair because it is a custom order (could not be replaced in store even though they were willing). A box arrived for shipping, yesterday and it was sent off today (29th.) The option to return the whole laptop for replacement was not made during my tech phone call.
At this point I'm thinking several things:
1. how ridiculous it is that it arrived faulty.
2. will I receive the MBP "repaired" only to have a new issue from sending it in for repair (another bad screen, blemished chassis, etc.)
3. will I be able to use my 3k laptop this month? that would be nice. I have not even had it on longer than 20 minutes.
4. what other surprises are coming? the speaker issue? the bluetooth issue?
video playback issue?
feels like I just bought a BMW.
Sorry for the rant. Just seems a little ridiculous.
The thing is gorgeous though..
