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[Matt Juszczak]

serverpronto.com is very good. $29.99 fully dedicated server.  I was with 
them for a year until recently.

On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Dan Cech wrote:

> Jeff Loiselle wrote:
>> I was just doing some research into budget virtual dedicated servers
>> and thought I might "inquire within".
>> 
>> a. Has anyone tried VDS hosting?
>
> Nope, but I have used http://www.linode.com for a little over a year
>
>> b. what kind of experience did you have?
>
> Good, the support is very good, the control panel is excellent.  You not only 
> get root on your own UML (User Mode Linux) instance, but also access to a 
> virtual serial console, so you can watch your machine start up, etc.
>
>> c. what are the major factors to look for in a good VDS host?
>
> The biggest factor IMHO is the quality of the hardware and how many users are 
> sharing said hardware.
>
> Personally I have a Linode64 which is 64MB RAM, 4.5GB disk and 25GB/month 
> transfer for $242.62/yr.  It's running a couple of reasonably low volume 
> websites and mail for a few domains, I wouldn't use it for more than that.
>
> The major limiting factor seems to be RAM, as the majority of VDS users don't 
> overly stress the CPU.
>
> If you move up a rung and pay $30/month you get a Linode128, with double the 
> RAM, more disk space and 38GB/month transfer.
>
> The strength of the VDS approach is that for $60/month you could have 2 
> 'machines' on different hosts (eg a mailserver and webserver).
>
> Dan
>
>> TIA
>> 
>> - Jeff Loiselle
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