Is this a cool macbook pro or should i return it.

Hi,
I'm a photographer and just bought my first Apple notebook.
It's a week 13 macbook pro and i updated everything ( firmware,...)
It idles at 43°C and with the dev/null running twice for 30mins it climbs to 75°C and then the fans start up slowly and lower it to 72°C where it stays.
Is this acceptable for a macbook pro or should i return it ?
Macbook pro 15inch Mac OS X (10.4.6) 1,5 GB RAM

There seems to be a very wide range of performance. Mine (a week 11 machine that works fine and doesn't feel too hot on the outside) never goes below about 52° C and occasionally spikes up to 75° C. Under full load it goes into the eighties, and the fans come on then, but not noticeably otherwise. This is quite a bit hotter than my G4 PB was -- I don't think I ever saw it above 64° C -- but the case is not really noticeably hotter. I'm not messing with it since I have none of the other complants. But I think an Applecare policy is probably a good idea in case the heat causes problems over time.

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