ATA Internal Drive for 15" PB G4

I know this is a long shot ... but I thought I'd ask anyway ...
I have a 160GB internal drive on my not so old 15" PB G4, but I am running out of space and was wondering if there exists a 200GB or 250GB ATA drives that I can purchase ... I'm trying to avoid using external drives (I only use them for backups) and I have searched everywhere even on OWC ... and anything larger that 160GB seem to be only available for SATA-type ... any info and/or solutions please?
Thank you.

oh well thanks for the reply ... i guess i'll have to make due till i can afford a new macbook pro with a 250GB drive cheers

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