This article covers pretty much what you are talking about.
Easily Boost Your Laptop's Performance
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1252780,00.asp
-----Original Message-----
From: Harry Binswanger
To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, 16 September 2003 07:48
Subject: Re: OT: Swapping hard drives