Anybody got the 500GB Hard Drive?

Hi,
I'm buying a 24" iMac shortly but i was wondering if there is any kind of performance hit by opting for the 500gb HD?
I've heard of cases where bigger hard drives make machines run slower so i'd like some users experiences of the 24" imac with the 500gb hard drive if possible.
250gb is not big enough for me.
Thanks.

Mark... I recently took ownership of an imac 24 with the 500 GB HD. I considered holding to the 250, but wanted to be set for a long term relationship. I can't speak to the "speed comparison", but I'm certainly satisfied thus far with the performance of my 2GB mem system.

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