Anyone seen this? Seems a good deal - whats the catch?

http://www.theplanet.com/server.html

The offer in question -

1U Space-saving chassis
Dual Integrated Intel Nics
100Gb of Internap bandwidth or 200Gb of Cogent bandwidth
Pentium 4 – 1.6Ghz Processor
8 MB Video Card
1IP with 99.9% SLA
256MB of Ram
Rackspace in a World Class Datacenter
40GB ATA 100 7200RPM Hard Drive
Linux or Windows 2000 Server
Setup = ONLY $149
Monthly Recurring Charge = ONLY $149

I think they're a bit pricey, considering they're offering cogent bandwitdh. I'd say they're about 40$ over their competitors for 1/2 the bandwitdh. The processor is the machine's best asset, and that may account for some of the higher monthly fee, but it could easily be paid in a few months after which you'll pay for nothing.

The 256 megs of ram in such a server won't be enough if you begin to push the machine to its limit. You should see how much they charge for more.

I really liked the part about the video card... I don't really know about windows servers, but in Linux servers that has got to be the most inimportant piece of hardware...

I haven't browsed their web site completely. They seem like a well established company, but appearances can be deceiving. If they have great technical support, they could be a company to watch in the future.

Just my 2 cents (well... maybe you had the full dollar... ;) )

I think the catch here is that they charge a lot for more IP's, RAM, hard drives, etc. on a monthly basis. If you are satisfied with the offer as is, go for it. Otherwise, I'd see if they will budge at all on their upgrade fees before signing up.

Originally posted by prime
I think they're a bit pricey, considering they're offering cogent bandwitdh.

But they are also offering InterNAP bandwidth. InterNAP bandwidth is excellent, and comes at a premium.

Originally posted by prime
The 256 megs of ram in such a server won't be enough if you begin to push the machine to its limit. You should see how much they charge for more.

This system is going to swap all the time if you run any sort of control panel on it. Definately look into upgrading this to 512 MB at the least, 1024 MB preferrably. After looking at their upgrade price list, I'd ask them if you can pay for the RAM upgrade one-time, because they charge a lot for the upgrade in a monthly fee.

Originally posted by prime
I really liked the part about the video card... I don't really know about windows servers, but in Linux servers that has got to be the most inimportant piece of hardware...

I really hope you're kidding here. The video card, in Windows or Linux, doesn't mean squat.

Originally posted by prime
I haven't browsed their web site completely. They seem like a well established company, but appearances can be deceiving. If they have great technical support, they could be a company to watch in the future.

I know that HardOCP.com uses them, and has had a positive experience so far. InterNAP bandwidth + Pentium 4, sounds like a solid deal to me.

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Originally posted by prime
I really liked the part about the video card... I don't really know about windows servers, but in Linux servers that has got to be the most inimportant piece of hardware...
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I really hope you're kidding here. The video card, in Windows or Linux, doesn't mean squat.

Er... oh... typo... I meant UNimportant.... Bad translation mixed with too little sleep gives lots of mistake... I knew 4 hours ago I should stop reading & posting and go to bed...

Damn... $ 120 monthly to upgrade RAM to 1 GB :eek:

Upgrade costs are a little strange, but this new server would be an upgrade for me anyhow

I'm tempted by the 200Gb Cogent bandwidth rather than the 100Gb of Internap - is it really that worse?

I little digging reveals some articles about HardOCP's experiences -
http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=Mjc5
http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=Mjgw

Take the Cogent, there is nothing wrong with Cogent! We have had there 1000mbit connection for the past 2 years without any problem.. Blah all you people that think it's bad!

Have you seen the building they are located in? I want office space there hehe. http://www.infomartusa.com After the intro...click locations...then click the leftmost dallas location. Its very nice :eek4: