Fan Noise on Brand New MBP

I just got my new MBP (2.53), and I have a fan that sounds like a little lawn mower, right under the keyboard. The loudness rises and falls, but it's not subtle. It's kind of like having a mosquito buzz your ear while your working. Not a lot of fun.
I have a return for repair setup. I have not had it for more than 24 hours, butiIt was built to order with a 250 Gb hard drive, so I can't just swap it out.
I'm only posting to add a data point for others who may be wondering whether there are early-run problems with these. Mine was built on 27 October.
I've had an iBook, PowerBook, and MacBook: none of them had fan noise anything like this.

Mine was the same way. Actually, there are a number of other threads on these forums specifiing the same exact issue.
The Fan under the keyboard "Buzzed" or "Sounded like a little lawnmower" like you say for me too. Apple says they couldn't replace the fan itself because the part was too new, so instead im getting a while new computer. While this is great, it is not a solution for my problems. Now I have no computer at all while I wait for this replacement, and I might run into other issues some people are having such as a flickering screen, or dead pixels.
Oh well I guess. Our price for paying Apples outstanding premium for quality

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