I am curious how many other M14x users have had the same issue with the screen flickering I am currently dealing with. As soon as I started my M14x I noticed the screen was flickering. Occasionally it would go to a screen that was completely static. The onsite tech replaced the LCD and Alienware is hopefully shipping me a new motherboard (their system was 'down' when I called). 

Since I just bought machine and I'm still within my 21 days to return it I would like to know how common this issue is. If there are a lot of others who are having this issue I think I might return the unit and get something else. Not only is waiting for repairs very annoying, especially on a new machine, I don't want to be lucky enough to experience the issue after my warranty expires and be stuck with an extremely expensive paperweight. 

If you have experienced this issue please let me know if you have had it more than once. I am sure replacing the motherboard will fix the issue but doing some web searches made me think this might be a design flaw or a quality issue that is more common than anyone wants to admit.