How to connect 2.5" SATA Drive to Mac?

I bought several 2.5" Sata drives which I will send out with data.
The problem is, that those people who receive them might not know much about computers. But I am sure, they all use a Mac.
But my concern is, how will they be able to get on the data?
I can not buy for everybody a Firewire adapter with AC power.
What would be the easiest/most simple way to connect such a drive. I presume the internal drive bay is only for 3.5" drives.....?

One cheap way to connect is with a $14 SATA to USB enclosure like this:
http://www.xpcgear.com/eb24000066.html
If you need more speed, here's a FireWire 400 one for $24:
http://www.xpcgear.com/ufe940hdcase.html
But there really is no way to transfer the data to the desktops without the use of some kind of USB or FW enclosure.

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