Can i upgrade my iMac g5 1.8 with samsung 400GB 3GB/S/8MB HD400LJ ?

Hi, I would like to upgrade hard drive for my iMac G5 1.8. I can get super price for this hard drive : Samsung 400GB 3GB/S/8MB HD400LJ . Will it work with my iMac? (i was looking in /forums.xlr8yourmac.com , but it did not find this drive)

It work - 100% for sure. I use a Western Digital SATA2 drive in my first gen G5 iMac and it works beautifully.
SATA2 is fully backwards compatible with SATA, but you will be limited to the slower SATA speeds. Since our iMacs have the SATA bus instead of a SATA2 bus it just clocks down.
No problems at all.
For future reference, there is a great database at XLR8YourMac.com with lots of reviews and testimonials on drives that work and possible problems and solutions.

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