I7 MBP and 7200 Hard Drive Vibration Problems

I went for the 7200 rpm drive on my new i7 MBP. The first drive was a Hitachi I believe and made a weird revving up sound--one I've heard before on cheap laptops. Apple replaced the drive yesterday with a Seagate ST9500420ASG . This drive doesn't have the revving up issue, but the thing gives off significant vibration. It feels alive under your wrists for sure. What should I do? I'm not sure I can live with this vibration. Should I put the problem back to Apple and see if they can find a drive that isn't going to vibrate or should I not bother with the 7200 drive at all and go to the 5400?

Apple replaced the drive yesterday with a Seagate ST9500420ASG . This drive doesn't have the revving up issue, but the thing gives off significant vibration. It feels alive under your wrists for sure.
Well, have a look here: "Beware of the Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420ASG" (http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Barracuda-XT-Barracuda-and/Beware-of-the-Momentus-7 200-4-ST9500420ASG/m-p/31340), which includes a link to "Apple Portables: Advanced tips for Sudden Motion Sensor" (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1934?viewlocale=en_US).
If you don't wan to feel alone in the issue, you can also find various rants about the Seagate ST9500420ASG on MBPs with a simple google search.
What should I do? I'm not sure I can live with this vibration. Should I put the problem back to Apple and see if they can find a drive that isn't going to vibrate or should I not bother with the 7200 drive at all and go to the 5400?
First see if you can determine if the Sudden Motion Sensor issue is what is actually causing the vibration and if so, does a fix work and is that fix acceptable to you.
If not, then with more knowledge of what likely causes the problem, you can put the issue back to Apple.
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