tea urchin :
There is no decision, a 7200 rpm hard drive will kick the arse out of a 5200 rpm drive (these ARE for laptops).
No reliability comparisons; 5200 rpm drives are generally just cheapo 'Pants'.
None of that is true. Traditionally 5,400 RPM drives have demonstrated greater reliability. The parts are under less stress because they do the work slower, they use less power usually, and they generate less heat. 7,200 RPM drives have classically been chosen over 5,400 RPM drives only for faster performance.
Today, technology has advanced quite a bit to the point that the difference in how fast the drives wear out is negligible. Therefore the 7,200 RPM drive is the better choice because it does have a small performance advantage over the 5,400 RPM drive, but reliability is not higher than 5,400 RPM drives.
Instead, the specific drives you are considering should be investigated as different models may have inherent design flaws that make them worse, or may have shown to perform exceedingly well and reliable. You can't judge universally based on RPM.