Macbook Pro mouse/keyboard non responding while system still running ...

Hi,
I just purshased a brand new MacBook Pro 3 weeks ago and I am experiencing a very annoying troubleshotting :
while using the Mac for standard applications ( Firefox, Thunderbird, MacMessenger ), the system seems block as nothing is responding ( mouse/keyboard ) but in fact only the mouse/KB is block.
I tried plugging a USB mouse on the MAc, and it works perfectly, so the MBP is not freezed.
So I decided to reboot and everything comes back to normal until it blocks again.
I think heating may be the issue as using the MBP again few hours after the issue, all is ok.
Did anyone experience such things ? Did anyone had it and solved it ?
Thanks a lot, this is really annoying.

First, try repairing disk permissions as below.
Repair Permissions:
Go to: Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility
Select: your Hard Drive
Select: the First Aid tab
Select: Repair Permissions
BTW... I can’t keep track of how many owners that have reported anomalies after installing Firefox. Really, problems that you wouldn’t imagine that could be caused by a browser’ seem to manifest when certain conditions arise. Anyway, it’s just an observation and may not be associated with your issue.
Regards,
 MBP-15"/2.16/2GB RAM/7200/W8612... Mac OS X (10.4.9) G4 Tower (OS 9/10), Gateway P4 (XP Home)

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