Laptop Hard Drive Adapter Usb Radioshack Is A Firewire 800 Laptop Card Adapter Faster Than USB 2.0 For Pc To External Hard Drive Transfers, Etc.?

Is a firewire 800 laptop card adapter faster than USB 2.0 for pc to external hard drive transfers, etc.? - laptop hard drive adapter usb radioshack

In view of improving the transfer speed on my LaCie external hard drive, but I have a USB 2.0 adapter adds a FireWire 800 and faster than USB 2.0? Thanks