I was originally planning on going with ev1's server (celeron 1.3 ghz, 512 ram, 60gb hd, 1TB transfer) which at the time I thought was a pretty decent deal..

but I also ran into:

server-matrix's 99$ a month 2.4ghz p4, 1 gig of ram, 80gb hd, 1.2TB transfer). I'm almost amazed that so many people suggest ev1 when someone offers so much more for a similar price- is there something I'm missing?

would you suggest going with server-matrix? or any other hosts for around 100$ a month?

also, do you know any decent way of knowing if we'd be pushing the limits of the server short of actually trying it?

First of all, it's servermatrix not server-matrix. We have multiple boxes between ServerMatrix and The Planet and we absolutely love them. I would definetely reccomend them out of almost all providers. They have an amazing network with very little to no downtime.

Hi,

i will recommend you a company i've dealt with for the last 3 months, and now i am still amazed by the services they offer. :)

I have with them a 2.4Celeron with 512mb ram, 80GB HDD, 1TB transfer, Cpanel/WHM and Fully Managed (and with Fully i mean they help you do almost anything, it is truly amazing). It is on AboveNET. Just great :)

They reseller for some datacenters and i am sure you will find a server in your price range if you just contact them :)

www.vintagehost.net

Yes, I too recommend Server Matrix. I hope they suck the $99 server market dry.

The only thing my business prays for NOW is more $99/month server Matrix customers! What a BOON!

one thing I noticed about servermatrix is the lack of a free control panel option... is there any particular reason they don't even offer ensim basic for free?

also, with theplanet, I had trouble finding budget (100$-ish a month) servers.. am I missing them?

We use a great reseller called http://www.webhostingplaza.com . They are very friendly and helpful. We recommend them to everyone.

I say SM is the most bang for your buck ;)

-Greg

Originally posted by ChaosHosting
I say SM is the most bang for your buck ;)

-Greg

Yeah, I say you also get what you pay for:bawling:

PSF... no offense but do you have to come to every SM thread to bash them because you had a bad experience?

-Greg

I just dont think he likes the $99 server market. I don't care for it too much either.

Try wholesaleinternet.com - they are very helpfull, have good prices.

Get a P4 (cpanel, fantastico included) for $99.

Originally posted by DD-SNC
I just dont think he likes the $99 server market. I don't care for it too much either.

Yes, that is mostly it.

SM left a very nasty taste in my mouth. I freely share my opinions, as do many of their happy customers.

There are many that OVER PROMOTE them! I just think I add BALANCE.

What is the opposite of BASHING? HYPING?

well, uh, thanks for that.

any more suggestions for a ~100$ a month server that includes at least ensim basic, and offers more than ev1's 1.4ghz celeron package?

servermatrix sounds nice but I don't like the additional 20$ a month for cpanel, and they don't offer a free ensim addon..

Do you know what Ensim Basic really is?

Originally posted by ChaosHosting
PSF... no offense but do you have to come to every SM thread to bash them because you had a bad experience?

-Greg

Just couldn't resist.......

"He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas Paine.":)