SATA and/or FIREWIRE 800 on a macbookpro

Hi all,
I have a MBP laptop with the following specs:
10.4.9
2GHz Intel Core Duo
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
I have started doing a lot of video production with my job. I am currently doing research in to getting an external drive to store my video, as well as to edit from.
I am shooting with a Panasonic HVX200, mostly in HD. From what I understand, the two best data transmission options for editing from an external HD are Firewire 8000 and SATA, with SATA being the best.
My work desktop has Firewire 800, and I can upgrade to SATA with a card, however, my MBP laptop does not have either. I would like to be able to use my laptop for remote editing, as I do a lot of travel.
So... getting to the point... I am wondering if there is any way to upgrade my MBP to Firewire 800, or, even better, SATA.
Apple seems clueless as to what SATA even is, and they "don't know" if their tech guys can upgrade me to Firewire 800.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Matt

If you MacBookPro has a Expresscard34 slot, get an e-sata Expresscard34 card and plug it in.
How are you planning on capturing the material from the HDX200? Are you using P2 cards?
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