Firewire 400 Mbps. SATA 150 MBps; EIDE 100-133 MBps.

Firewire just about accommodates the burst speed of a single fast SATA or
EIDE HD (35-50 MBps).

"Mike" wrote...
SATA w/ FireWire how close is SATA speed to FireWire speed?

Buy a Firewire/USB2 enclosure and put in your choice of HD. SATA
enclosures are available, so you could even get a WD Raptor 150. With
IDE, your choice of HDs per your favorite reviews. I just got a Seagate
300 7200.9 for mine.