Need to upgrade HD - questions

I have an 2009 iMac MB419LL/A, with 640GB of storage. It's still under Apple Care.
I want to upgrade to a 1.5GB HD; one internal drive (Western Digital 1.5 TB Caviar Black SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 64 MB) looks fast and reliable. However, I have a bunch of questions.
1. What kind of internal drive do I want? What's the difference between ATA/SATA/etc? Which are compatible with my iMac model?
2. Which drives do you think would be most reliable? I mentioned the WD above, but if you can come up with something as good or better, I'd be obliged.
3. Will I need to have an Apple tech to do the installation? What kind of cost is involved with this? Can I do it myself?
I'll respond to all questions.

1. You need a 3.5" SATA drive. Any such drive is compatible. Visit OWC to find suitable drives.
2. Most all drives are the same. They have similar guarantees. Seagate and Hitachi are the best on the market, but WD recently purchased Hitachi's disk drive business.
3. If you find a tutorial at OWC for disassembling the computer and installing a drive, then you should be able to do it yourself.

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