Can I upgrade my hard-drive in my iMac 7,1

Hello, I have the mid 2007 released intel based imac. I am about to change my 1GB memory to 4GB memory per the info I found on the Apple support site (upgrading memory on mid 2007 imacs or later). I also want to upgrade my hard-drive to 1TB as I need more storage and already using 2 1-TB externals for pics and other misc files that take up too much space. My husband says he doesnt think it can be done and I might as well suck it up and buy a new imac already with the specs I want. I am considering this but am so attached to my current imac (my first ever) that I would prefer to upgrade if possible before just jumping into a new one. My 2 questions are...
1) can my harddrive be upgraded to 1 or 2TB? If so, should I pay someone to do this, meaning is it difficult?
2) Does Apple do this and how much would this typically cost me? Do you think it is smarter to just trade this old one in for a new one?
Thanks,
Lani
2)

Yes, they are upgradable, and it isn't nearly as hard as the other posters will have you believe.
If you have the aptitude to do surgery on computers than yes this might be correct, however if you don't I think it would be difficult and not recommended.
Here is one site that shows how to do it, if you feel comfortable doing this type of work there you go. Oh one last thing if you have any AppleCare remaining this would certainly void it.

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