Whats the difference btwn 320gb & 500gb hard drive??

Can someone just give me some clear differences between a 320 gb and a 500 gb hard drive? I didnt really understand all of this and it wasnt really explained or I wouldve gotten a larger hard drive. Ive been told it is cheap to get a bigger hard drive when you first order but Apple will charge a lot later (you pay parts & labor)...
Lately, Ive been getting concerned that if I start using all the programs, downloading apps, taking photos, movies, and downloading music, I will end up filling it up. Also I heard that your external hard drive should be double the regular hard drive..but they dont sell them in 640gb? I guess thats because Time Machine makes copies of everything multiple times.
Anyway , just was curious of the hard drive and what experienced Mac users have found...How much hard drive do you use? I just assumed since 320 was what it came with, that was fine. Some people tell me youll never come close to filling that, but I dont have a lot on my computer right now (just 4000 songs and maybe <1000 photos and a few minutes of video) and it already says its 60gb+ full...so if I start taking a lot of photos and videos, wont it fill up quickly?
Thanks

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sajam wrote:
Ive been told it is cheap to get a bigger hard drive when you first order but Apple will charge a lot later (you pay parts & labor)...
Yes, users tend to collect stuff like pack rats. So the larger the drive is up front the less often it has to be replaced.
However we can still do it ourselves and not violate the warranty/Apple Care as long as there isn't any damage, they won't cover it of course.
Also I heard that your external hard drive should be double the regular hard drive..but they dont sell them in 640gb? I guess thats because Time Machine makes copies of everything multiple times.
More than double as TM keeps changes of cetain files that were changed so you can retireve earlier versions, to a certain point of course.
Anyway , just was curious of the hard drive and what experienced Mac users have found...How much hard drive do you use?
I use a hold option bootable clone, so my external hard drive only has to be the size of my internal boot drive, but it can be larger.
so if I start taking a lot of photos and videos, wont it fill up quickly?
Heck yes, especially HD video.

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