MBP Retina 15 - Fans always on and mac is cold

Hi, is it normal for the MBP Retina 15" fans to be constantly on at around 2000rpm, even when CPU is ~40C? With CPU activity at 1.5% they constantly on. Thanks.

2,000 rpm is the normal state for the fans - it's not high at all (mine can go up to 6,000+ rpms and I can hear them then).
Your fans are always going to be running and around 2,000 rpms is about as low as it gets.
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