New MBA Gen 2 track pad button click problems

Anyone else seen this: the new MBA trackpad button must be clicked firmly and almost directly in the center or it misses clicks. The previous gen MBA was not like this.
Or is it just my unit?

Hi Edmund,
I received my MBA Gen 2 (1.86 GHz, 128 Gb SSD) last Friday (here in Japan) and over the course of the evening and early on into the next morning, I clearly noticed that sometimes (5 to 10%) when clicking the actually clicker button (that thin tab which is mechanical clicker and not the trackpad clicker which can be enabled through the sys prefs), it did not respond.
This MBA Gen 2 is replacing a 5 yr old 12 inch Powerbook. Switching from the powerbook to the mba, I can clearly tell that the clicker on my MBA is a bit dodgy. In my case, the weakness seems to be to the right of center of the clicker. But then again, I'm always clicking in that area anyways, not sure if it's any better on the left or center. If I click really hard, there's no problem, but if you click lightly, it just doesn't always react, even though it has definitely "clicked".
I called Apple Japan last Saturday and explained that this had been a problem "out of the box". Without any quibbles, they informed me that a new MBA would be ordered for me and that when it arrived, I would just have exchange the old one for the new. Only problem is, they said the delivery times are now around 2 to 3 weeks. Still, I'd rather try to get one that doesn't have this problem than not.
As they say, misery loves company, so hope this helps.
Regards,
PHB

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