Anyone try these Firewire to USB Adapters?

Has anyone tried these FireWire to USB adapters?
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?cid=104&cpid=10314
http://www.firewiretousb.com/?gclid=CLmQmY6ErJYCFQJ-xgodOT3SzQ
Could iMovie/Final Cut Express use these?
Thanks in advance.
Dave

I'd also like to know if you can convert USB 2.0 to Firewire. I've seen some hubs around the $40 dollar range, but it is not clearly stated if they will convert, or if they are just hubs.
I recently bought the new MacBook Aluminum and it has no firewire port. Problem? My external hard drive is firewire. So I can no longer access my backup drive or backup data on that firewire drive without having to jump through some hoops.
Does anyone have reliable experience transferring data through USB on their Mac to firewire on an external drive? If so... what sort of hub/converter were you using?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks...

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