Mini (2.4 Ghz Core 2 Duo) partially ejects CD

I have a Mac Mini that has worked fine for a little less than a year but in late November started having a problem with the integrated optical drive. It consistently will accept new CDs/DVDs but has a hard time ejecting them. When I right click on the CD on the destop and select "Eject [disc name]" it begins to push the CD out, gets about 1/4" out, pauses, and then reinjects the disc and reads it normally. If I'm quick, I can grab the CD as it starts to poke out and manually pull it out of the drive, but if I'm not quiclk, it just reinserts into the drive. No problems reading discs, I just can't easily get them out. It seems more like a mechanical problem. Anyone else run into this?

Contact your Apple service provider or Apple store, there is either something wrong with the drive or it is out of line with the case.
Also note, your Mac's hardware is covered for one year or for three if you have AppleCare.

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