Virtual/Dedicated hosting is more expensive than I thought...

**Liability** · 21 October 2009, 15:37

Originally posted by d000hg View Post

GoDaddy (who I thought were well-regarded for quality & cost) want to charge £250/month for their 'premium' system: 2.8Ghz Intel Quad-core, 4Gb RAM, 600Gb disk-space. That seems a pretty unremarkable spec for a 'premium' server, and that cost doesn't include backups or any licenses other than Windows.

It just seems really expensive for nothing much, other than their connection to a very fast web connection. I never looked into dedicated servers before, is this about right?

fasthosts - very cheap and does the job

**Clarky** · 21 October 2009, 15:40

and you can get cashback through topcashback.com

**Bright Spark** · 21 October 2009, 15:50

Originally posted by Liability View Post

fasthosts - very cheap and does the job

have been using fasthosts for a number of years, recently I've been reviewing
other providers currently hetzner are offering better servers the basic linux
option is 49euros about 45gbp, just need to read the small print.....

**krytonsheep** · 21 October 2009, 15:54

My personal favourite is Slicehost

**DimPrawn** · 21 October 2009, 16:15

Don't forget to look at bandwidth charges too.

http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/dedicated...ted-bandwidth/

Fasthosts are cheaper and there are no bandwidth charges.

Also, do you REALLY need a server that powerful?

http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/dedicated...ds500-windows/

**OrangeHopper** · 21 October 2009, 17:28

I use bytemark for my virtual linux server. Looks like they do Windows. Never had a problem.

I originally started out with a 123 (WebFusion) virtual environment and it was an absolute disaster. 1st line support had no idea what to do and would never allow you to take to 3rd line. Cancelled the contract within a couple of months.

**d000hg** · 22 October 2009, 07:08

Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Don't forget to look at bandwidth charges too.

http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/dedicated...ted-bandwidth/

Fasthosts are cheaper and there are no bandwidth charges.

Also, do you REALLY need a server that powerful?

http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/dedicated...ds500-windows/

Fasthosts are WAY cheaper... makes me wonder what the catch is. About 1/2 the cost for the equivalent of the Godaddy spec (DS700). For normal hosting, Fasthosts get panned everywhere I look... sounds like dedicated services are better.

And no I probably don't need quite such a good spec, it was just for comparison purposes.

**voodooflux** · 22 October 2009, 07:36

I've had a server with Register1 (a sister company of ServerStream - a provider of managed servers for many major online brands) for a few years now. I can highly recommend the service, but I'm not sure how they compare to Fasthosts for spec/value. Their best deals require you to take a long term contract, which may be prohibitive to some.

Virtual/Dedicated hosting is more expensive than I thought...