2TB Internal HD on Mac Pro?

Guys, I need another internal HD for my Mac Pro 8 Core 2.26, 2009 model.
I'm getting conflicting information as regard to how much TB my Mac can handle.
I use it predominantly for Video Editing so it will need to be fast and hold a lot of media.
Can my Mac Pro take a 2TB internal drive? I have my eyes on this one
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Caviar-Processor-Internal/dp/B002MD05SA/ ref=sr18?ie=UTF8&qid=1295007595&sr=8-8
Any opinions or better suggestions, please?

There is no confliction information. Just bad marketing. Apple does make the mistake of publishing what they have tested at the time, then never update that.
GPT can work with massively sized drive volumes.
SATA drives now have some SATA III features, which might, just as when SATA II came out.
WD Green drives and SMART data are handled differently.
3TB drives have gotten some reviews. 2TB drives like WD Black and Green are very popular.
Whether you want to go internal, or add a controller to support a large RAID array is up to you.
There is a newer WD Black 2TB WD2001FASS £138.50
http://www.amazon.co.uk/203620-Western-Digital-7200rpm-WD2001FASS/dp/B003D1UU1W/
And for half that price there is the Green 2TB (for archive or backup, but on PCs are very popular even for media drive).
http://macperformanceguide.com/Storage-Drive-Hitachi-7K3000-3TB.html
http://macperformanceguide.com/Storage-Drive-Drives.html
- Comparing WD and others w/ 2-3TB

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