Replacing my original HD

Hello all,
So my PowerBook's HD has finally failed due to mechanical failure (according to DiskWarrior), and I've decided to go ahead and upgrade my baby as much as I can.
The biggest HD I've found so far is a Western Digital 250GB (54000 RPM), and I'm just wondering if a) there's anything bigger out there that I can use and b) if the consensus is that this is a reliable drive.
While it's open I'm gonna replace the one 512MB RAM chip with a 1GB as well. Any kinds/brands I should avoid?
Oh and I'm in BC, Canada so local stores would be nice (although it's not the end of the world if I have to ship from the US).
Thanks so much for your help!

While it's open I'm gonna replace the one 512MB RAM chip with a 1GB as well. Any kinds/brands I should avoid?
Three brands work reliably in our Powerbooks, and there are others that people have successfully used. Crucial, already mentioned, Kingston (not their value ram line, however), and Samsung.
For Canada, Crucial works from their US site at http://www.crucial.com/international_guides/international.aspx?country=CANADA . You can find the appropriate number from the Crucial site then look for that locally if you don't want to ship from the US.
For Kingston, their Canadian site is at http://www.kingston.com/canada/ . They provide links to Canadian sellers.
For Samsung, you need to buy that from a distributor. From the US, one source, which will ship to Canada, is OWC at http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iBooks-PowerBooks/G4-Aluminum/
Since you have a 1.67Ghz machine, when you look for memory make sure you look for the right memory. The next to last 1.67Ghz Powerbook (pre-Oct 2005) uses DDR memory while the last revision (post Oct 2005 with dual layer SD) uses DDR2 memory, which is different.

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