SCSI to USB2 or Firewire converter?

I got my wife a mini and would like to connect her large format Epson scanner to it, but it has a SCSI connector. I see a lot of converters out on the market but am not sure which I should get. They run from very cheap to very expensive and some say they are not OSX compatible. Has anyone used one that works? Preferrably something not too pricey. Firewire or USB2, though Firewire is probably the better one to use.
She's running the lastes Tiger by the way.
Thanks!

Yeah,
The large format scanners are expensive, so I don't blame you for wanting to make it work, and it sounds like the drivers may not present a problem.
The SCSI to PCMCIA adapters are common, so that you could make it work on a PowerBook with a PC Card slot, and SCSI to PCI cards abound, so you could make it work on a Desktop Mac.
But wait, there's more!
Here's a handy little Ratoc adapter for SCSI to Firewire. It states that it is OSX and Tiger compatable. At about $89 retail, it's a little pricey, though.
http://www.ratocsystems.com/english/products/subpages/firerex1.html
Once upon a time I had an Agfa SnapScan SCSI scanner that was great. So, please let us all hear if you try the Ratoc adapter and how things turn out.
Peace to you,
C. Livingstone

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