Converting DVD unit into a HD bay on G560

Did anyone try to switch the DVD unit in G560 with a HD replacement, e.g. this one:
http://www.akasa.co.uk/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&no=181&type=Enclosures&type_sub=2.5...
I'm just curious as to how it fits into the bay, and whether having another hard-disk there doesn't add too much vibrations and overall power drain to the system.

Some comments that may help clear the air and help you in the future:
iMovie is a DV editor. It can rapidly import DV STream from tape to computer. These are nearly "raw" data (for a lack of a better word) and measure 13 GB's per hour.
DVD's use MPEG-2 format. A two hour (26 GB .dv file) can be compressed to fir on just one 4.7 GB DVD. Key word here is compressed. Some data is lost from your nearly raw source file.
You can use the MPEG-2 files (additional software and $20 spent) but they will need to be converted back to DV Stream (4.4 GB's back to 26 GB's). This takes a long time and lots of hard drive space. And the quality is not as good as a "tape" version.
Tapes are cheaper than blank DVD's. Not as easy to keep organized.
An option you may want to consider is using your DVD media as "data" and not convert to MPEG-2. Much faster process (no conversion) and this data will still be DV Stream so it will be the same as if it came from tape.
Your DVD's will hold only about 20 minutes of video as data .dv files. These files can be previewed in QuickTIme Player (converted using the Pro upgrade), used in iMovie and even be used by PC's using Windows Movie Maker software.
From iMovie make a 15 minute "chunk". You can do some basic editing but do not use and special effects or transitions on the "raw" footage.
Export this to "Full Quality" QuickTime file to your Desktop.
Pop in a blank DVD and drag this QuickTime .dv file onto it. Drag the disc icon to the Trash and it will change to the "Burn" symbol and burn your DVD.
Delete the QT .dv file (to save HD space) and the iMovie Project file.

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