Maximum Internal Drive Size

Okay, please forgive me for asking what may seem to be a simple question, but there seems to be some disagreement & I would therefore appreciate a definitive answer:
I have a Dual 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5, & according to the specs I was given at the time, & according to research I did when upgrading somewhat later, the maximum size for an internal hard drive in this model is supposedly 250Gb (& you can only have two, although I have seen this discussed… but two is fine for now).
However, in this month's MacWorld I read an article on hard drives which claimed that all G5s could accept 1.5Tb internal Hard Drives.
In which case, "yes please I would like one of those!"
So — what's the story?

Don't use the term "officially" as it has connotations and implications that are false or wrong, and suggest there really is some hardware or firmware limitation to larger models.
Yes, the original specs unlike other items and software which get updated and revised, never are, to reflect changes or new information.
From a technical standpoint, those aren't accurate or facts, just marketing pamphlet "listing."
There have been drives whole features included things like SSC or NCQ that rendered them incompatible until the "Late 2005" or Quad G5 came out with support for features that didn't exist with 1.0 specification as it existed in 2003 when the PowerMac G5 came out.
Even the names are just chronology and can be confusing to the 'uninitiated' when "well, I bought mine in mm/yy, so is it still X or Y model year?"

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mende1, greetings:
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Courcoul, greetings friend; You should change your avatar. I don't know if the OP is actually you using an alias or some one else. I have suspicions that you may be doing this to deliberately to confuse me. Take pity on those who are on the left side of the bell curve.
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