Does 7200 Rpm HDD's work on the new MacBook?

Hi, I was wondering does 7200 rpm harddrives work on the new MB?
Such like this one:
HDD Scorpio/320GB 2.5" SATA 7200rpm 16MB

You don't have to install OSX on the new hard drive if you have an external enclosure to put he new hard drive in. I used Carbon Copy Cloner to mirror my internal 60GB to the 200GB external and then swapped the drives out. The reason Apple doesn't offer the 7200rpm drives in the MacBook is to differentiate product lines. Nothing more. Some drives are thicker than others though. I'm not sure if the new MacBook has the same or more internal space for a replacement drive.

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