I packed my i5 to the store yesterday (in Michigan, US). I was actually quite surprised I didn't see as much yellow in their store lighting. I like to work in a dim room and frankly I only see it when I have the gray strips out, or using Firefox in almost full screen mode (which I don't do on a daily basis). My yellow tinge is on the bottom right and the extreme right near the frame edge.
Anyway, at the store, since I was within my 14 days, he said he would give me a new one if I wanted to as I showed him a photo of the screen I took which was clearly showing 2 different shades of gray. But then if the new one is worse, I can't get my existing one back and will have to keep swapping.
In the end, I decided to keep mine as most screens I suspect will have some degree of yellow tinge. I didn't think mine was that bad and didn't want to go through the hassle of setting up the Mac again.
I also have a 3 year Applecare. So, a year or 2-3 years from now if it is fixed, I can still bring it in and have them replace the LCD.
Interesting thing though, my iMac i5 is assembled in US when I thought they were all assembled in China. Also, the LCD replacement is done in house at the local Apple store. Some things I wasn't aware of.
I know most people are saying this shouldn't happen in a $2k machine. Well, I know Dell sells the same IPS LED (with more inputs but not as attractive frame) for $1200. So, if you get the C2D, it is more like you are paying $600 for the computer part.
You can always buy the Dell monitor (I'm sure their service is excellent 😉 and then pick up the Mac Mini. It'll come to the same price point ($1800).
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