Loud fan like noise coming from 2012 Macbook Pro 15 inch but gets quieter when my palm is placed on the right side of the trackpad.

Hey,
I just got a Macbook Pro 15 inch. It is the preconfigered one with higher specs. I noticed that there is a loud fan like sound coming from my laptop. The strage part is, when I place my hands on it to typle, specifically the right hand. The sound gets cut to be about half as loud. I don't notice the sound when I am in class when there are people talking and the air is on in the room, but when I am in the library it is really loud. Does anyone know what this might be. All of my friends older Macbooks are dead silent.
This is not the buzzing or clicking sound that you can hear from a hard drive, it sounds almost like a computer fan, and it does it from the second the computer is turn on, to the second it is turned off or put to sleep.

33SuperSport33 wrote:
Hey,
I just got a Macbook Pro 15 inch.
You are still under warranty.  Call Apple Care. 
#1 - You have 14 days from the date of purchase to return your computer with no questions asked.
#2 - You have 90 days of FREE phone tech support.
#3 - You have the standard one year Apple warranty.
#4 - If you've purchased an AppleCare Protection Plan, your warranty last for 3 years.   You can obtain AppleCare anytime up to the first year of the purchase of your computer.
Take FULL advantage of your warranty.  Posting on a message board should be done as a last resort and if you are out of warranty or Apple Care has expired.

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