Wellll, here's what I ended up ordering:

Thermaltake BlacX eSATA USB Docking Station

Western Digital Caviar Green 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD10EADS

I guess I'm not very good at taking advice, but at least now you can all say, "I told you so," if it ends up blowing up in my face. At least the Thermaltake is the same idea as the Aluratek, and I went with the Caviar Green because of the good comments about it being quiet with decent performance.