Is WD3200BEKT hard drive replaceable with newer model, the WD3200BEKX ?

I have an HP laptop model G62-231NR and I need to replace the hard drive. The hard drive it came with is the WD3200BEKT-60V5T1. I found this on Amazon at this link which looks like it will suffice:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-320-Mobile-Hard-Drive/dp/B001CO3EKQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid...
I also saw that there is a "newer model of this item" which is called the WD3200KEBX. I found this on Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Black-Notebook-WD3200BEKX/dp/B00DSUTVYK/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
I'm wondering if the KEBX is compatable with the KEBT and even if so, what's the difference? Would it be recommened to go with the newer model, the KEBX ?
(Pricing is within $2 so that's not a factor)
Thanks for your help!
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Either one will work. The only difference between them is one is a retail drive and one is a bulk pack...sold to system builders and such. Same basic hardware. For the same price you might actually find a 500 gig.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145587
That is a thinner (7mm) drive but has twice the cache (32 megs vs. 16 megs) so would be a little bit faster. It will work. You do not need to replace the exact drive. Any 2.5 inch wide 7 or 9.5 mm SATA hard drive will work. You could even install a hybrid drive or solid state drive.
Your manual...see page 47:
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