Cool! I got my Macbook Pro, same spec, on the 23 March as well. :-) I'm down in South Africa and we obviously must have gotten different batches as my LCD (unless my eyes just aren't sensitive enough) seems fine. I have it set to the default 5 steps down. And as far as the whining noise goes, nothing, I hope it stays that way.
by Byron Schlemmer — Mar 24
Anyway, enjoy the new machine. I am.