Keyboard is missing the first letter I type

From time to time (several times in an hour), when I start typing on the keyboard of my brand new MacBook, the first character is missing.
Does anyone else have the same problem ?

Other's have noted the problem as well. There is a longer thread at:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3659519&#3659519
As far as I know, the problem is unresolved.

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