IMac 24" Display - eSATA 3gb External Storage

I'm looking at a WD My Book Studio Edition external HDD to compliment my WD MyBook Premium External drive. I note that as well as Firewire 400 and 800 it also has a connection for eSATA 3gb.
Will I be able to use eSATA with my iMac?
Here is the device I refer to -
http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdeu/en_GB/DisplayProductDetailsPage/categ oryID.21359100/parid.13831800/catid.21357500
Regards
Dean

Will I be able to use eSATA with my iMac?
No. There is no eSATA interface on the iMac. Use Firewire.

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