Can I use this hard drive for my Mid 2010 13 Inch Macbook Pro?

http://www.crucial.com/store/modelpart.aspx?model=MacBook%20Pro%20(13-inch,%20Mi d%202010)&imodule=ST1000LM024#pr-header-back-to-top-link
My macbook model is 7.1
I thought this would work but i just read one of the reviews and it says :
"CP specs state this is compatible with my mid 2010 Macbookpro 7.1, but it is not. I found this out after taking the computer and drive to the Apple store. OK, it's not so much CP specs that are wrong as the Apple folk took some time before coming up with the problem. Not all, but SOME of the 2010 systems with 2.4Ghz were never intended to use a 1Tb drive, and that means the OS will not mount properly."
Now im not sure if its just his problem, or all Mid 2010 MBPs that have this issue.

I have to question the premise of the review that you are citing.  Any 2.5" SATA HDD should work in your MBP.  Capacity is not an issue.  You might call the technical staff at OWC and pose this query to them.  I am confident that they will respond the same way I have.
Ciao.

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