IMac - 1TB HD Option?

I am going to order a new 24" iMac to replace my seven year old Quicksilver tower. I like the idea of ordering the largest HD possible; the 1TB option. Any opinions on this? Could heat be an issue? Noise? Are those drives reliable in the iMac at this point or is it too soon to consider that size option in an iMac? Seems this is a fairly new option... not sure I want to be one of the first unless the jury is in on these. Any/all opinions appreciated.
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1 TB hard drives have been available for at least 6 months in the general market. I would always backup my data just in case of failure*:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
And definitely consider purchasing AppleCare so that any obvious hardware failure not caused by you is covered for the period of AppleCare's coverage.
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.

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