Best External HDD Option

I am looking for some advice on the best external setup, speed, and capacity wise, its also important to keep in mind this is for a portable setup so I do need to be able to carry it around with me.
As far as I know the best option would be for me to buy a large capacity 10,000 RPM SATA HDD, and then purchase an Express32 Card that supports eSATA.
Is this a viable option?
I have heard that eSATA is the fastest option for data transfer, because I could always get an external enclosure that supports FireWire 800...
But as far as I know, FireWire and SATA arn't compatable, so I would have to buy a IDE hard drive, and then I'm not sure that you can even get 10,000 RPM IDE drives.
oh, the drama!
I really have my heart set on a 10,000RPM Drive.
Any advice would be most appreciated!!
-Chris

I would go for a 750GB ATA HD @ 7,200 rpm with a
firewire 800 enclosure.
As far as I know the is a compatability issue between
the SATA and Firewire Technologies.. Which basically
means you cannot get an enclosure that is firewire,
and supports SATA drives.
Mac Sales have them. I have a 2.5" 100GB SATA 7200RPM drive I've been thinking of putting in a FireWire external enclosure of theirs.
http://eshop.macsales.com/Search/Search.cfm?Criteria=OWCMERCURY+SATA+ENCLOSUREKITS&x=0&y=0&Manufacturer=
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