What type of internal hard drive do I need?

Hello, someone just gave me their old iMac G5 with isight. I am completely new to the mac world, but this computer seems pretty cool. So I want to use it, but it only has 250 gb on the hard drive (I need more space than that, otherwise I'd just leave it alone). It's the 20" 2GHz version, with 2 gb of ram, and that's all I really know since it's used and I dont have all the information for it :/ I'm not too tech savvy, so obviously I'd have to bring it in to be installed, but I would like to buy the hard drive online if possible, since I'm guessing it'll probably be cheaper. Can anyone give me some information on what I need to buy (I want something with 500 gb or more). I've googled it, but I'm not sure what the results mean to be honest. I'm afraid I'll get the wrong thing, so I don't want to waste my money. Thanks in advance!

You need a 3.5" SATA drive, and any good one will do, but the iSight is not easy to take apart, These are some sites that might help:
http://www.kodawarisan.com/imacintel/imacintel01.html
http://xlr8yourmac.com/systems/imacisight_internals/imac_g5_isightinside.html
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=iVgL9u7ySUk
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=fI_QmBueWg4&feature=related
For reliable drives, look at [macsales.com] or [newegg.com]

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