SATA for Laptops

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there isnt anything wrong with using firewire for laptops.

the drive itself is the performance block. not normally the interfacing.

you are better off with a sata drive in a firewire case.
firewire is designed for hot plugging.

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also.

there isnt any performance difference between sata ide and normal ide.
the drive interface technology hasnt changed performance of the drive.