Harddrive Limits for Early 2006 Macbook

Hey everybody,
I've been searching everywhere but haven't found any answers. First off I have the first Macbook that came out (I bought it June 2006). I asked a Genius what is the max harddrive gb i can put into the the macbook and he said 120gb. I've seen other posts saying they've installed 250, 350 gb with no problem and a macsales.com rep said that I can go up to 500 gbs.
So what is the real answer?
and If i upgrade my harddrive and memory, can i still go to the genius bar and have things replaced for free under my apple care?
thanks

You can put in the biggest drive that fits. Presently that's the Samsung 500 GB SATA notebook drive. All other smaller drives will fit. The Genius you spoke with obviously is a moron.
Your warranty is unaffected as replacing the drive is a DIY project. However any damage you cause as a consequence of your installing the drive is not covered by the warranty.

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