1.5TB in iMac

Hi,
Has anybody have any experience putting Seagate 1.5TB drive in iMac?
I am planning to buy new 24" iMac, but instead of wasting $260+ on internal 1TB from Apple, I found 1.5TB by Seagate for $160 (all prices are canadian dollars)
Would this drive work in iMac? Is it better to stick with 1TB?
Any feedback is appriciated,
thanks

Ricktoronto,
Well the original poster mentioned a new 1 TB drive would only cost $260 while a 1.5 Bare drive would be $160. So by the time he pays installation all he has gotten is 500 GB and probably breaks even financially. If he goes the do it yourself route he's blown his warranty.
I agree with you a smarter solution would be an external FW800 drive. Like you I also use LaCie drives, 1 for storage, 1 for Time Machine and a 3rd for bootable backup of my internal drive. All are connected via FW800 daisy chained together and work like a dream.

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        =========================================================
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