Problem with Caps Lock

Hi Mac-World,
Owning already 4 others Mac's (2 x iBook, one Powerbook and a Mac Book), I bought myself a new MacBook Pro 2 weeks ago. It has a 17"screen and 4gig of Ram.
Now the "Caps Lock" button on my new MBP doesn't work the same way as on my other computers. It appears to react much slower or I need to hit it much harder. Let's say if I would tab the button 10 times in a normal manner, it will only turn on (and put the light on) 3 or 4 times.
I took the computer back to the shop. They changed the keyboard and the parts underneath. Same thing. They have a 17" and a 15" MBP in the shop. They both work fine .
They are gonna try another keyboard this week but I fear it isn't change much.
Anyone some ideas ?
Werner.

same thing here
caps lock doesn't react normally.
i must confess it is better in my windows XP machine :(((
I must hit the key several times to make it work properly. Anyone having the same issue? I am also facing the issue with the stripes on the screen.

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