What HD and Controller Card to Buy for Upgrade?

I've been on OWC looking at the various hard drives and controller cards. My head is swimming. I have a G4 Sawtooth running on OS 9.2. I want to upgrade my hard drive but want to move up to Panther shortly thereafter. Some of the Hitachi products say you need OSX, that I'm afraid if I installed first, would significantly slow down my operating system. Also, I have some software that I would have to use OS 9, as they don't run on OSX, including Photoshop and my Agfa Scanner. Any suggestions on what I should look for?
By the way, their demo on installation is awesome!

Flyingcat, I was at this same point about a year ago, and like you I decided to invest in this G4 and maybe get another 2-3 years before making another decision on a new Mac. Here is what I did in the order I did it.
1. A newer faster HD (with available rebates this was by far the most economical).
2. A RAM increase to 1.5 GB, but keep in mind OS X will see a full 2 gigs.
3. An OS upgrade to Panther, but also keeping a bootable version of OS 9.
4. I upgraded the processor (Sonnet Encore/ST G4 1GHz).
5. A video card upgrade to Radeon 9000 (this was used and purchased from a close friend).
6. A SATA HD and controller card.
Joe
ps. Is the scanner SCSI and which Photoshop are you using.
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