Which HDD in Late 2006 Macbook Pro

I've just read about the HDD repair extension program (http://www.apple.com/nl/support/macbook/hd/repairextension/)
Unfortunately this doesn't apply to the MacBook Pro. Though my MBP suffered from the same symptoms about 2 years after I bought it. Does anyone know what type of harddrive the late 2006 MBP come with? I wonder if it's the same as in the faulty MacBooks.

Here's the drive my December 2006 MacBook Pro came with:
HITACHI Travelstar 7K100 HTS721010G9SA00 100GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache 2.5" SATA 1.5Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16822146053
I don't know anything about the faulty drives but my drive has been going strong for over 3 years and it's had a ton of use. However, I am looking to upgrade it because I need more space.
-Steve K in L.A.

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John, please refrain from posting your personal email in these threads. It is not necesary and all communication to you can be done directly in these forums. Posting your email address can open up you to tons of unwanted spam, among other things. Really all you can do is search the internet for them. My suggestion would be to google "case for late 2007 macbook pro".
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/Library/Receipts/boms/com.apple.pkg.BuiltInKybdFirmwareUpdate.bom
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Please consider editing your profile to include your approximate geographic location. That will make it easier for the community to help you.

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