it would appear that it's wildly out-performed by standard ASIC's...
I'd probably be more likely to give my money to BFL
Of course it is outperformed by ASIC's. However, with BFL, you end up getting your rig like 6-7 months from now. If bitcoin were to ever crash or something were to happen, then it is a waste of money. however, at least with this rig, you can mine any sort of crypto-currency that were to come out