Should I buy a Laptop with esata or not

[jbitakis]

I want a Laptop that will connect to an external Blu Ray writer to burn Blu ray discs. Should a get a laptop with esata/USB or is USB alone enough? What about this device in case I can't find a Laptop with esata/usb that is in my price range: http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&sugexp=ppwl&cp=7&gs_id=1b&xhr=t&q=esata+u...ed=0CF4Q8wIwAw
Would this be ok to use?
James

[edDV]

Get a laptop with esata/USB2 or better esata/USB3

[turk690]

No PC user should be caught dead burning a BD-R on an external blu-ray writer connected via USB even at 1x. USB in all of its versions is all about convenience, and little else. eSATA is mandatory for this purpose; SATA is a native bus, unlike USB (which is not). eSATA finally makes it viable, for example, to do serious video editing with a notebook PC by allowing editors to be able to observe that one mandatory tenet of NLE (two separate native-bus hard drives, one for OS/programs and the other for capture). If you're serious for your purpose, immediately disregard any laptop PC without eSATA.

[jbitakis]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135249&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&c...50cb3c73e26faf

turk690: What about this product? It says it burns via USB only. 11 reviews look pretty favorable as well.

I have 1 older laptop with an eSATA port, but it only has an i3 2.1ghtz processor in it. It is a Sony vaio. Is this computer ok to use for Blu Ray Writing? I have 8gb memory.
Also, what Writer/Burner would you recommend for someone with an eSATA port using their laptop to burn Blu ray discs?