Search me how it's pronounced, but if you're in the market for an external drive enclosure that's worth every penny, this unit is "boffo":
I bought it last week to aid my company's data-server backup system; it's a loose father-son routine, with modified-file-transfer every night and a backup drive swap every Friday. For about a year, we've simply backed up to a internally mounted removable drive bay (we're a small company; we can get away with it). The only problem is that computer maintenance always comes down to myself, the bay is not hot-swappable (it can't be disconnected while computer is operational), and I've got early risers and late workers alongside me: I don't think we've ever removed the, er, removable drive bay. Given the nominal threat of electrical surges - connected UPS notwithstanding - and viral damage, keeping a data reserve in service at all times is not the safest thing to do.
That all changes with the Plug-and-Play, hot-swappable Bafo BF-2003. I simply attach the enclosure to an AC power supply and connect it to the server via USB 2.0. Recognition takes less than seven seconds; a taskbar icon pops up for monitoring, modifying and ultimately disconnecting my "removable hardware." Removing the drive from the system takes five clicks, including closing two windows - then I detach the USB cable and power coupling, and take the enclosure wherever I like. Swapping drives in and out of the enclosure requires a screwdriver (the metal kind, you know, this is pretty low-stress work) but takes less than two minutes after a little practice.
Want a smart, effective data backup? Buy drives in two, throw one of them into a hot-swappable enclosure like the Bafo. Even the Russian judge would give this hardware better than a 4.5.
FIVE MONTHS LATER: I'm still using two Bafo drives for the office. The unit's internal fan is problematic, however, and is better left disconnected than imitating the sound of a Dremel tool. What's more, Plug-and-Play installation can often be squirrelly, and the lack of an on/off switch doesn't help matters. A project has necessitated the purchase of two more enclosures, and I bought from a different company: Alpha Digital. Even though I have no reason to give up the Bafos, the new enclosures are head and shoulders above them.