Will seagate 500 gig HDD work?

Hello all!
I'm running out of space with my 160 gig hdd on my MacBook from mid-2007 and just bought a Seagate 500 gig 7200 rpm sata drive. But before I open the package I would like to be sure my system is compatible with this.
Can any of you confitm this will work with my mac? Thanx

Thank you for a quick reply. These are the specs here http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/laptops/laptop-hard-drives/#tTabConten tSpecifications
Seems it will work.... As it is 9.5mm

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