How do I find out what HD upgrade options are compatible with my MBP?

I'd like to upgrade the 250GB hard drive in my Macbook Pro to a 500GB or larger size.
A copy of the Hardware Overview is pasted below to illustrate the specifications of what I have right now.
How do I find out what drives are compatible with my machine?
What, if any, are the options for buying something off-the-shelf at a retail outlet?
Hardware Overview
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier:          MacBookPro3,1
  Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:          2.2 GHz
  Number of Processors:          1
  Total Number of Cores:          2
  L2 Cache:          4 MB
  Memory:          4 GB
  Bus Speed:          800 MHz
  Boot ROM Version:          MBP31.0070.B07
  SMC Version (system):          1.16f11
  Serial Number (system):          W8******XAH
  Hardware UUID:          00000000-0000-1000-8000-001EC20738B2
  Sudden Motion Sensor:
  State:          Enabled
Serial-ATA Device Tree
Intel ICH8-M AHCI:
   Vendor:          Intel
  Product:          ICH8-M AHCI
  Link Speed:          1.5 Gigabit
  Negotiated Link Speed:          1.5 Gigabit
  Description:          AHCI Version 1.10 Supported
FUJITSU MHY2250BH:
                Capacity:          250.06 GB (250,059,350,016 bytes)
  Model:          FUJITSU MHY2250BH                      
  Revision:          0081000D
  Serial Number:                  K43******RL2
  Native Command Queuing:          Yes
  Queue Depth:          32
  Removable Media:          No
  Detachable Drive:          No
  BSD Name:          disk0
  Medium Type:          Rotational
  Partition Map Type:          GPT (GUID Partition Table)
  S.M.A.R.T. status:          Verified
  Volumes:
disk0s1:
  Capacity:          209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)
  BSD Name:          disk0s1
  Content:          EFI
Macintosh HD:
  Capacity:          249.2 GB (249,199,591,424 bytes)
  Available:          82.45 GB (82,445,946,880 bytes)
  Writable:          Yes
  File System:          Journaled HFS+
  BSD Name:          disk0s2
  Mount Point:          /
  Content:          Apple_HFS
Recovery HD:
  Capacity:          650 MB (650,002,432 bytes)
  BSD Name:          disk0s3
  Content:          Apple_Boot
<Serial Number Edited by Host>

I got the hard drive upgrade kit and now have the old drive in the On-The-Go-Pro external enclosure and the new drive in the Macbook Pro. I booted from the old drive and now I'm ready to restore to the new drive using Disk Utility but I'm not sure exactly what to select as the Source and Destination.
Three disks are listed in the left frame. The new Samsung disk, the old drive in the OTGPro external enclosure with a volume called "Macintosh HD" and something called "disk 2" with a volume of Mac OS X Base System under it.
I think I should select "Macintosh HD" as the source and the Samsung Drive as the destination. But I'm not certain.
What's the correct source and destination?

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