How do you Determine the Largest Size/Fastest Speed Hard Drive

In general, how do you determine the maximum hard drive size/speed you can upgrade to?

As long as the drive your are considering physically fits as already stated there is no maximum size you can install. Please complete your profile so we know what machine you have.
If your machine is covered by a warranty or AppleCare I would recommend against installing another HD as this may invalidate the warranty. I would recommend in that case using a Firewire 800 external HD instead.
Regards,
Roger

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