7200 RPM hd on 15"

Finally Core2 Duos! ive been waiting since august to buy a new MBP. But i noticed that the 15" C2D MPBs dont have the 7200rpm HD option that the Core duos have, any reason why? is there anyway i can request one when i purchase? I would much rather have the 7200 rpm 100gb hd than the 120gb hd

I'm going to pull my 7200RPM out of my MacBook and put it in the MacBook Pro. I will use the stock 120G drive in an external enclosure as a backup drive.
Here is a video on installing a hard drive in a MacBook Pro. It's a lot more involved than installing one in a MacBook. You have to remove 20 some screws and pull the keyboard off.
http://www.macsales.com/clicks/fclick.php?id=96
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