But will you have 'that' laptop for ever? Longer than your drive box? I might get a SATA (faster) drive box and a SATA PC card. Better in the long run? Just a thought.
I have found this site very helpful in the past. Here is a review link to one of the new very fast maxtor drives. http://www.barefeats.com/hard68.html I hope you all find it helpful in spend your dollars wisely. Now I feel as if I need to buy a new Port Multiplier drive box... oh well.