How much noise should a late 2011 MacBook Pro 13" make?

Hello support community,
I am writing for your help concerning the noise level of my MacBook Pro 13". It is the entry level Mac, with the i5. My fan's are idling at 2000 rpm which I have been told is normal but I can hear them? When compared to my girlfriend's late 2010 MacBook, I can hear my fans, but I can't hear hers? Could anyone with the same model let me know if this is normal or I should visit an Apple Store.
Regards

Hi cjftw,
Did you solve your problem yet ?
I was wondering if the noise wasn't coming from the hard drive (when you put you ear on the right part near the track pad you can clearly hear this "fan" noise which actually comes form the hard drive) The actual fan in MBP is under the keyboard and located around the key "7" "8" "F7" "F8".
I seem to have the same issue as yours. My MBP is a late 2011 and my hard drive is a stock 750GB Toshiba.

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