Does your iSight iMac 20" case close precisely??

I just found out my iSight iMac 20"'s case doesn't close precisely. The upper part of the case kind of sticks out for about 2mm. I wonder if it's normal, as my friend's 17" iSight iMac's case closes perfectly.
Might it be the reason of buzzing sound? I don't know...

I got my 20" iMac G5 iSight last evening and have spent a lot of time with an issue (and Apple Chat and telephone Support) where most CDs/DVDs don't eject, or better say don't eject completely and are automatically sucked in by the iMac and redisplay on the desktop.
The CD/DVD drive seems to be functioning correctly in reads/writes etc... but after reading this thread I observed the same gap differences... the right side edge (where the CD/DVD drive is) sticks out, where the left is flush. I think the fact that the right side is not flush, causes a mis-alignment between the CD/DVD slit or opening on the bezel and the drive. In return, this provoques the Cds/DVDs to touch the inside of the bezel (you can the bezel bulge when you eject the CD, as it pushes against it) and the bezel pushes them back in the drive.
I am saying this as perhaps some of you may experience this to one degree or another and you may have not noticed it. I suggest that you try inserting/ejecting at least a dozen different DVDs and Cds and see if you experience the same issue. ( I hope not!). To me this happened with the very first DVD i inserted which was the brand new Mac OS X Install 2 DVD that came with iMac iSight.
Unfortunately Apple told me that the CD/DVD drive is not a DIY (do it yourself ) anymore on the iSight iMac and I have to take it to my local service provider; their wait time is 3-days...bummer
Definetely not a good start and does not give me confidence in the manufacturing quality one would assume from Apple.
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Arrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh

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