Best Mobile Final Cut Pro Setup?

I've been working on a DV project at home and need to continue editing it while I'm on a business trip for 4 weeks. All I'll be doing is sending quicktimes to my client for review. What's the best plan for editing in a hotel room?
I have a Macbook Pro, and I have a 1TB WD drive(FW400/USB/eSata). I have less than a terabyte of footage but I don't want to get miffed at dropping frames. Should I get a drive that has FW800 and does that really make a difference? I'll actually be doing mostly After Effects stuff whilst I'm in my hotel room so, honestly, I'll be doing minor editing.
Any thoughts? Did I leave any details out?
Thanks,
Tom

FW 800 is faster, and I use several drives that have FW800 and some with FW400. What format is your video footage? If HD, I've read that FW 800 is the minimum, and SATA is the ideal. Your setup is what I've used on mobile editing trips, no problem. But I've also been tempted lately at the cooling box-thingys for external hard drives:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817173042
http://www.macgurus.com/productpages/sata/BurlyPortMultiEncl.php
good luck!

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