Firewire to USB 2 converter for nano connection

I would buy a nano in a heartbeat, but my 12" Powerbook has USB 1.1 and Firewire 400 only, and no way to upgrade to USB2 (no PCMCIA slot). USB 1.1 is too slow even for my shuffle, which has 25% of the capacity of the nano.
D-Link has a combo USB and Firewire hub, but it requires a USB2 port for USB2 speed and functionality and won't run off the firewire port alone. Does anyone make a simple Firewire to USB2 adapter or hub?

Yes, but how long does it take to completely fill a 4 GB nano over USB 1.1? If I were to get one, I'd be swapping tracks in and out on a regular basis since I like to randomly listen to my entire ~1000 song classic rock collection before repeating any tracks. If a complete swap-out of music is going to take an hour or more, I'll skip purchasing a nano for at least a year (when my AppleCare runs out on my 12" PowerBook and I can afford a new one).

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