That is true, 1 dead pixel is not the end of the world, but to have a bent lid as well that doesn't line up is somehting i would take back depending on how bad, you pay alot of money for these things and the form factor / how good it looks is part of this premium you pay. If the lid does not shut / line up properly then i would not hesitate to take it back becuase of the bad fit and finish. These are top of the range laptops - anything less than top quality then I don't see why it should be tolerated
I am not suggesting this pertains to the OP, but I know many of the 'alignment' issues are a lot to do about nothing. I have a 17" MBP and two MBs at my house right now. Before that it was a 17" PB. You CAN form a gap difference, side-to-side, depending on how you close it. But, that difference is about that of a playing card, and can be reset perfect. However, if you were not looking for it, you would not even notice it. I have also seen some pictures posted here, that are about the same. Yet, the OP is acting like it is the end of the world.
If you study the design, and manufacturing, engineering, this is really a beautiful piece of workmanship. I would love to watch how they are actually made. My guess is that they start with aerospace grade aluminum plate (2024-T3, 7075-T651, etc). First they cut the dimensions, and double-disk grind the plate flat and parallel. Then they mill the entire outside, adding the nice radius work. Then they cut the two sections in half (not 50/50), and grind the top and bottom faces, parallel to their bottoms. Finally, they come in and hog-out all of the insides, mill the slots, drill the holes, and make all of the edge breaks. The finishing steps would be to perform a penetrant inspection for cracks and machine tears. Then into a 'fine' tumbler to put the fine finished surface on everything. And last, a deep penetrating chem-treat (prevents corrosion), sulfuric-acid anodize and a clear (possibly silver) tint.
So, why am I describing this in such detail? I am sharing with you my professional eye for manufacturing. From my first purchase, a significant thing which impressed me about Apple was their manufacturing engineering. Virtually everyone else is using cheap molded plastic, and stamped metal. You do not need to be an experienced aerospace production manager, like I once was, to see the difference.
