Do I have esata on my MBP???

Hey guys,
I am trying to get a new external hard drive and know that I can go with Firewire 400 or 800 on my MBP but I was wondering if someone could tell me if I have an esata port... I am not sure what they look like.
I have the MacBook Pro (not the unibody new one but the older gen). Its the 2.2 Core 2 Duo 15inch...
Let me know if you need more specs to verify which model and if it has esata...

I was wondering if someone could tell me if I have an esata port
Download Mactracker from Macupdate & it will tell you everything you need to know about your model macbook pro. The utility is free.

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ESATA for 2009 MBP

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Is eSATA the way to go and can I upgrade the MBP with this http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other+World+Computing/EXP34SATA2F1/ or the MacPro with something similar for eSATA?
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Anyone mind dropping a little info on this thread for me?
Thanks,
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Is there anybody that has a functioning 17" MBP with a 6Gb/s SSD?
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