Hard Drive noise - new 27"

Just got a new 27" iMac i5 and although I'm pleased with it generally it is far noisier than my 3 year old iMac - the hard drive makes noise every few seconds even when seemingly not doing much. I noticed that this has been a problem with all iMac's for over a year.
Just wondering if it is a fault so I can return it or something you just have to live with.

if you want an imac right now...you're just gonna have to live with it...
I've gone through 4 imacs this year...3 of which have noisy hard drives (usually it's the seagate brand)
You could probably return it (assuming it's within 14 days) and try you're luck with a new one but most of them have seagate HDs. I had to find this out the hard way.
At the store they can't tell from the box which ones have which HD's and the online store doesn't allow you the option of choosing...
I've decided to just stick with the one I've got since it doesn't have anything wrong with the screen (finally!)
it ***** but what are ya gonna do?
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