How big of an internal HD will work?
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You can also use Mactracker to check the specs of your iMac, because what Apple says is maximum (eg. RAM) is not always the case. A short answer to your question about how big a drive is "as big as will fit the present hardware configuration", but 1 Tb seems to be the recommended maximum.
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Click on the underlined "Mactracker" name hughvane has provided for you as it is the link which will open to the Mactracker web page. As he has been so very nice leaving you the link, consider either voting for him in the Member of the Month, and/or leaving favourable feedback.
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