Is my left usb port bad?

I got my macbook pro two days ago and love it. I have this 40gb firelight usb drive that i had been trying to read some stuff off of. These past couple days i had been plugging it into the left usb port, and nothing would happen. The light on the drive would just keep flashing, but the computer wouldnt recognize it. I knew that tiger should be able to recognize the drive and let me read it even though its ntfs. Just now, i decided to just try it on the right side, and the drive was instantly recognized.
Is my left usb port bad, or can the left usb port for some reason not work with usb hard drives? Would really hate to have to send my notebook back over a bad usb port, but for as much as this thing cost, i would.

Same here. Left USB port does not "see" the external USB-powered drive (LaCie 100G rugged), the right one does. Talked to Apple and they sent me to an authorized reseller to confirm the problem. Then they had him to replace the port and its AIO board. Nothing changed after this.. Same failure. So I am convinced we have a problem here. From Apple's reaction I did not have the impression that this is consciously set up this way. I think that this is a flaw, slowly recognized as time passes and more units are shipped around the world. Any comment from an Apple Moderator in this support forum?
Mac Book Pro, 2G RAM Mac OS X (10.4.6)
Mac Book Pro, 2G RAM Mac OS X (10.4.6)
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