MacBook maximum HDD size?

[hogweed]

I've tried searching, honest, but maybe I didn’t use the right terms... the disk has failed on my 2007 MacBook 2.16, and I thought I might as well fit a bigger one when replacing it. Anybody know what the maximum size is it’ll take? And is there anywhere I can find this sort of thing out (eg on the Apple site) to save taking up forum space?

Thanks

 

[reebzor]

500gb.
http://www.newegg.com

 

[Tallest Skil]

500gb.
http://www.newegg.com

Uh, nope.

There is no feasible size limit. By the time drives exist that surpass the limit, we will no longer be using SATA as a connector or 64-bit operating systems, so the limit is moot.

 

[hogweed]

Uh, nope.

There is no feasible size limit. By the time drives exist that surpass the limit, we will no longer be using SATA as a connector or 64-bit operating systems, so the limit is moot.

Thanks both - yes, this makes sense, but I was thinking more in terms of a BIOS (or whatever Macs use) limit I suppose. Anyway, I was only thinking of maybe 250/320, or 400 at the outside, so I guess that answers it one way of the other.

Is there anywhere I can educate myself about this kind of thing? I come from an Intel/Windows background...