Very odd defect(?) on my new m1210

Ok, I will get a picture of this ASAP but for now... I noticed after looking it over that both sides of the front sides of my chassis seem like they are uneven. They are not flush and they are angled up. Is this normal?

More descriptive:
Just above the PCMCIA slot on the left side of the xps, where black meets silver, toward sthe front, the plastic looks as if it is popping off it is fine all along the side and then it slightly goes upward at at this point on my laptop.

Is that like this on everyones?!

Can anyone can take a picture of their PCMCIA slot so that it captures both black and silver at the front corner of the case so I can compare?

Also one more thing:
Take your battery off. I have a peice of masking tape holding down some sort of connector. Normal or not normal?

I am starting to think my dell is defective or improperly assembled.

Please help if you can. My AIM screen name if it helps is eyeamleet

Thanks folks. Pics of all this asap. I just need to clear out my flickr account of junk and then I will post them up there or something.

pics are now officially fully uploaded to my flickr account here:
http://flickr.com/photos/eyeaml337

a little blurry because they were close ups but it should be enough. You can download the full 6MP size shots from flickr as well

any input would be great at this point cause all google images that i can find do not look like mine. they are all perfectly flush. :-/

I took some better pictures and did the dell connect thing. the guy was actually a great tech even though he was from India. So good he almost restores my faith in dell support (not quite though because he is one in a million) and he figured out that there is a screw there.

Now, this is what amazes me. He figured (correctly) that it was a screw underneath that had not been properly attached. To double check this he asked his supervisor and the supervisor told him to have me take the hard drive out and that there is a screw under it etc and to tighten it myself. I did it and also explained to him and his supervisor that I find it a little unacceptable that I spend a lot of money and that the machine isn't even built properly. The supervisor told me he would give me a rebate coupon. I basically told him that I would rather have the amount of this rebate taken off my account. I also explained that I want a new machine asap. The supervisor told me he would fill out the paper work and that the machine would be replaced and someone would call me within 48 hours.

I'm just not willing to take the risk on this thing. I mean basically maybe everything is assembled right but maybe it isn't and well ... I'm not comfortable thinking about that. Thus I am returning it.

Sorry for the piss poor quality of my last pictures. I have to figure out this new camera lol. Canon SD600 is new to me

Thanks to everyone for their help and I'm glad you all like my table lol

I believe that slot you are thinking of under the battery is for a micro sd not a sim card

I had another problem. My burner decided it would be cool if it vibrated like a cheap sex toy every time i put a cd in. My screen is also having the flickering issue that I have read some people have. I called and really rippedinto the dell rep and his manager. They wanted me to send back this laptop and wait for it to be fixed which for me is impossible since I use it for business purposes. After an hour long debate/argument they are sending me a brand new unit with teh same configuration. They will not give me any discounts or compensation even after all the problems I have had with them and this laptop. Honestly if the new one is a peice of shit I will buy myself a Lenovo x60s instead of this XPS.

I can't even explain how pissed I am at Dell today.