My new MacBook display has a pink-ish tint

I just got a white 1.83 MacBook yesterday. I do some graphic design work (nothing major). While comparing the same shots of a creme-colored building on both the MacBook and an Intel iMac, the 'Book displays the color as orange-pink rather than the ivory/off-white that it should be. I notice that it just seems to distort any light colors but doesn't affect darker earth tones.
Lovely.
intel iMac Core Duo 20", MacBook Pro 2.0 Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Embarassingly, I didn't look close enough to discern. The Genius claimed to have "calibrated" the MacBook for me and essentially sent me on my way. It wasn't until I got back to the office and began comparing the same screen and image across various computers when I noticed that all he did was make the colors "cooler" (bluer) to offset the pink.
To illustrate, the Airport menubar when it is not active should have gray "reception waves" to show that they are dimmed. Well, mine aren't gray but more like a dirty gray or bronze.
I've tried to adjust every calibration setting in advanced mode in every which way to no avail. I just cannot seem to replicate the tones on the iMac or even a Dell on one of my colleague's desk. Furthermore, I took into account that the glossy display might be an issue here with regards to the angle, but even adjusting the tilt didn't change anything.
Anyway, Apple tech support has agreed to allow me to swap the machine. Others should be aware of this potential defect -- assuming it's not an insignificant anomaly.

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