MBP Core 2 Duo Hard Drive Temperatures

What are the hard drive temperatures running on the new MBP? I added a 7200RPM drive to my MacBook and it runs around 104F/40C.
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Errr… I think you're in the wrong place. While it's not really a problem but we use 3.5" drives here where MB/MBPs use 2.5" drive which have different properties.

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