Question and confirmation on upgrading to 500gb hard drive

First of all, I'm sorry to post another HD upgrade thread. I just thought I should post a new thread instead of stealing the other...
I am considering upgrading my hard drive. I currently have 160GB, but it is just not cutting it. I have been doing alot of researching and studying to eventually do the upgrade myself. This is what I have found out so far and please correct me if I'm wrong anywhere.
1. I am planning to buy this http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD5000BEVTU4/ which includes the external enclosure.
2. I would also need #00 philips screwdriver and T6 Torx screw driver (of course, I will follow the exact instructions from here http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/MacBook-Pro-17-Inch-Core-Duo/Hard-Drive-Replacem ent/87/8/Page-1
3. I just wanted to verify one thing. What about my current data? I guess I'll have to use either CCC or SD, but how do I exactly do that? Do I install the new drive into the enclosure and connect via firewire, and clone the old HD to the new HD? Then, take the new HD back out of the enclosure and replace with the old HD in my MBP? If you see the link for the HD and enclosure, it says this "Install the new hard drive into your computer, and put your old drive into the included OWC Mercury On-The-Go external case! Transfer your data back to your new drive and you're all set!" What is this? Do I just disconnect the old HD without saving anything onto anywhere? What is the right way of swapping HDs?
Am I headed in the right direction? I'm quite confident that I could change the HD (read the instructions so many times...), but I just wasn't sure what I would have to be careful with when cloning the data since I haven't even seen either CC or SD yet...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

You are on the right track. Good choice with OWC. Only suggestion I would make is to buy two 320GB HDDs unless you absolutely need a 500GB HDD. The cloning is very simple. What you can do is buy an enclosure from OWC with a drive in there already and clone directly from your 160GB to the external OR use time machine to make a backup to the external. Then put the separate drive in the computer and start up with the Leopard DVD and follow [these instructions|http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/time-machine-hdd-swap/the-secret-of-the -time-machine+assisted-hard-drive-swap-333319.php]. You are going to restore from a Time Machine backup.
Technically if you take the drive that comes in the OWC enclosure you void your warranty but it's fine. Depending if you buy the same HDDs for the internal and enclosure you can then just place what was just cloned into your computer and you would be ready to go. Then you can put the remaining drive in the enclosure, format it as GUID in disk utility, and set it up with time machine (if you are using Leopard).
The reason I say this is:
[OWC F800/400/USB enclosure containing a Hitachi 5k320 $129.99 after $10 MIR|http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MS8U5320HB8>
or
[OWC F800/400/USB enclosure containing a Hitachi 7k320 $147.99 after $20 MIR|http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MS8U7320GB16>
I don't know if you want 7200RPM or 5400RPM in your internal HDD, but I would recommend 7200 in the external. Buying the Combo 7k320 drive is cheaper than buying the enclosure without a drive preinstalled and then buying it separately (plus you get a few utilities in there).
As for your internal drive it is up to you. Only reason I'm suggesting buying two drives is one obviously for backup should be larger than your internal in most cases. Having a 500GB internal and 160GB external for backups doesn't make sense.
You may want to compare prices and take a look at [Newegg for 7200RPM/5400RPM drives that are 320GB/500GB|http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subc ategory=380&Description=&Type=&N=2010150380+1035915133&srchInDesc=&MinPrice=&Max Price=&PropertyCodeValue=359%3A15133&PropertyCodeValue=3097%3A33643&PropertyCode Value=3097%3A40009&PropertyCodeValue=355%3A7777&PropertyCodeValue=355%3A7776].
Also don't forget the [2% cash back|http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=DMMneqKtzskNampKdYmMZA%3D%3D] if you buy from Newegg.

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