HDD for macbook pro 5,5

Hi, I had a MB 5,5 inter core 2 duo, 2.26 Ghz and 8Gb of RAM DDR3. I want to upgrade the original 160gb HDD, but not pretty sure what to do, for one hand I have the Momentus XT Seagate 750gb (with 8Gb of SSD) or a normal hdd with 7400rpm.What should I do? because I'm not sure if this MB model allows a HDD with 7400rpm
Thank you!

All you need be concerned about are:
If you buy a SATA III 6.0/Gb/s drive your computer needs to have a controller that supports it.
The drive cannot be higher than 12.5 mm to fit.
Stick to the 500 GB XT hybrid. Some users have problems with the larger versions.
Visit OWC where you can find tutorials, tools, and drives.

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