Is this idle fan noise normal?

Hi everybody,
I just bought the new Mac Mini and I'm wondering if this fan noise at idle is normal:
http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=05993774904232412088
This m4a was recorded using the iPhone built-in utility and I put the phone near the exhaust rear side.
I don't know how to explain but it seems to "rattle", you can hear it in background using headphones.
Thanks.

Thanks. I gave this a shot, but i'm still getting the same temps. There's plenty of airflow around the laptop as it is on a stand which raises the back of the laptop. I also noticed, last night, that there was a faint, but audible whine that I never noticed before. Maybe I'm just being ultra paranoid now, but I like knowing that my hardware is functioning as intended. I'm fearful that the above-average idle temps are a precursor to an upcoming hardware failure.
I also have iStat Menus installed and i'm currently getting 2500-3183rpm. I currently only have 6 apps open (safari, adium, preview, mail, photoshop, and itunes). No flash movies loaded and one 6MB PSD file open in Photoshop. Activity Monitor currently shows the highest CPU percentage at 5.8 (safari).
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