I highly doubt you would have that problem; people tend to worry themselves too much based on what they read on the forums, it gets them paranoid. When you get your computer, just check it out. I'm pretty sure it'll be fine. I got my laptop sent to me on the 6th of January (ordered Christmas Day) and there aren't any problems with it whatsoever. Runs perfectly fine, screen is amazing, no issues with it like image retention or yellow tinting. It's absolutely perfect. And if you do happen to get a bad screen, you can always return/exchange it within the 14-day return period so don't stress yourself out too much. I spent exactly the same amount of money on my laptop as you did and I have no regrets. It is a lot of money, so I could understand why you're so worried. The number one problem with forums is people hardly ever post positive things about their products, they always voice out the problems they have which makes it seem that everyone has that problem which isn't true.