Can Macbook (not Pro or Air) storage be increased? I was previously informed that 250GB was the maximum.

Can gigabyte storage be increased on a white MacBook (2009)?
I was previously informed that 250 GB was the maximum.
thank you.

the hard drive storage capacity can be increased to as large a hard drive as you can find that will fit.  I believe it is currently 1.5TB.

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