MAX macbook hard drive size??

I have a macbook 13 inch
2 ghz intel core 2
4 GB ram, 10.5.6.
What is the max Hard drive I can put in here? I see a sale for a 1 TB.
I currently have a 300 GB and its filling up.
Thanks

dennis48082 wrote:
so the 1 TB available at my local electronics place will not work?
Is it a 2.5" SATA notebook drive?
It's unlikely that a 2.5" drive with the required 9.5 mm thickness (to fit in a MacBook) would have a 1 TB capacity. 500 GB seems to be the limit at this time.
It might be possible to use more platters, but that would increase the thickness. Such a drive might be useful for rack servers or for use in external applications (like in a USB enclosure).
The expected timeline seems to be 750 GB this summer and 1 TB by 2010.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/12/wd-and-fujitsu-could-offer-1tb-2-5-inch-hdds- in-2010-sun-could/
There's apparently a 1 TB solid-state drive in the works, but I would expect your wallet would burst into flames paying for it. It would fit in a MacBook, but I would expect the price range to be in the thousands of dollars.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28568414/

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