5400 or 7200 drive for MBP 17''

Hallo,
I'm going to order a MBP 17'', but I'm still curious, if I should take the 120 GB 5400 rpm or the 100 GB 7200 rpm drive.
I guess 100 GB is plenty, so I won't miss the extra 20 GB, but are those 7200 drives louder ?
Are they really faster, so that you can 'feel' the difference ?
Which disk models are used in the 17'' MBP (Maybe some of those lucky guys with their new 17'' babys can check this..)
Thanks !!
regards
Marc

Please note how I said it will not increase performance for booting and normal operations.
I said:
If you work on audio or video where large blocks are captured or played back, the 7200rpm internal drive of the MacBook has a clear advantage over the stock 5400rpm internal drive. Doesn't make huge difference for normal booting/web/office work however.
You said:
That implies that it won't give you much advantage for booting and normal operations.
Same thing.
Also another article they did pitted the Momentus 7200K drive against others and they clearly conclude it's a good choice for an upgrade. The 7200.1 is the dxact drive I got from Apple as the upgrade, so it totally applies to this post.
http://www.barefeats.com/hard56.html
The conclusion was:
ANALYSIS
The Seagate Momentus 7200.1 takes notebook drive speed to a whole new level. It's not as fast as the fastest 2.5" [ed] 7200rpm drives but it's impressive nevertheless. And its quiet. It's a no brainer for a PowerBook internal drive replacement or as an external drive in a FireWire 800 enclosure.
WILL A 7200RPM NOTEBOOK DRIVE DRAIN MY BATTERY FASTER?
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