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Thread: Should I get this server?
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05-22-2011, 04:27 PM #1Aspiring Evangelist
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Should I get this server?
I got an offer searching for a dedicated server. I don't know is it too cheap or medium or too low. So I thought i'd take your help to determine.
Processor : Intel Xeon i7 W3520
Frequency:2.66 GHz
CPU Cores : 4
Threads : 8
Cache: 8MB L2 Cache
QPI: 4.8 GT/sec
Turbo Boost: Upto 2.93 GHz
Architecture : 64 bits
Virtualization : Instructions VT
Memory : 24GB ECC DDR3 RAM
Storage : 2 X 2TB SATA II
RAID : Software RAID 0/1
Data Transfer Rate : 3 gbps each
Network Connection : Gigabit
IPv4 : 1
IPv6 : No (Max 64 available)
Operating System : Linux (Inc All variants)/Windows/Solaris
Bandwidth : Unmetered *
Server Location : France
They are offering this server for $150/mo without setup fee. Do you think I should buy this one or recommend other host I can buy server with similar configuration for cheaper rate.
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05-22-2011, 05:16 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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To tell you the truth, the rate given to you for this configuration and the BW which is unmetered is totally too CHEAP! I won't know any other Budget or Non-Budget host which would match that price. It's just way too cheap for anybody to be even thinking about it.
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05-22-2011, 05:51 PM #3Junior Guru
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May I know the provider who gave you that offer?
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05-22-2011, 05:54 PM #4Web Hosting Evangelist
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Hmm. That's dirt cheap. I wouldn't be surprised if next month their put of business or scam you
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05-22-2011, 05:54 PM #5WHT Addict
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What are the unmetered* restrictions?
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05-22-2011, 05:59 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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That's a OVH reseller. You don't have to buy from them, you can buy directly from OVH and get it for even cheaper.
http://ovh.ie
http://ovh.co.uk
or any one of their other sites depending on where you live.
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05-22-2011, 06:03 PM #7Web Hosting Guru
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The specs of the server are in the high-end tier, but the price begs the question about the reality of the offer. I'm almost waiting for the TV announcer to say, "But wait! If you call in the next 10 minutes, we'll double your offer. Just pay separate shipping and handling."
Caveat emptor!
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05-22-2011, 06:48 PM #8Web Hosting Guru
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great pricing for that, depending on your bandwidth requirements, you could be getting unmetered cogent. check out the host and its network upstreams.
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05-23-2011, 04:27 AM #9Aspiring Evangelist
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20 TB / month then port speed reduced to 10Mbps.
Yeah they are OVH reseller. But I can't get this cheaper with ovh coz this offer is nearly $16 cheaper than the original data-center.
Yeah sure I got it from iriehost.com. The original price is said to be $300/mo but they are giving 50% off in 1st 10 servers. I use the coupon code "WHTSpecial" to get them. Just got one as I saw they are so cheap and I can get better server at cheaper price.
I don't think it is scam coz OVH sells this server for about $20 more than this tag. So it is certain that they get it at cheaper price and selling for lower margin. I got one delivered tonight, it simply rocks. I feel it great. Highly recommended.
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05-23-2011, 04:32 AM #10Web Hosting Master
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Be wary though - if the reseller disappears, chances are your server will be in limbo and your data will be lost. The incentive for them to stick around rises if they offer it a decent price. Pretty much applies to all resellers though i guess. *shrug* Just something to keep at the back of your mind.
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05-23-2011, 04:35 AM #11Aspiring Evangelist
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05-23-2011, 04:56 AM #12Web Hosting Master
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also, are you sure its a continous discount? and not just the first month?
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05-23-2011, 05:02 AM #13Aspiring Evangelist
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05-23-2011, 03:41 PM #14Aspiring Evangelist
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before placing the order dont forget to read tricky terms and conditions , if any.
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05-24-2011, 07:36 AM #15Aspiring Evangelist
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Yeah thanx for advice ! But I found nothing tricky on their terms of services. One time OS installation and Control panel installation are free and we can buy additional services from them. In average the server is fast and connection is very dedicated. It's been two days I got this server and it is running very smooth. http://www.iriehost.com is providing very good services indeed.
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05-24-2011, 08:00 AM #16Junior Guru
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You could have found better deals
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05-24-2011, 08:10 AM #17Aspiring Evangelist
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Really ? I don't think. I have seen many more hosts and no one offered this cheaper servers with same configuration. Good support and stable servers ! I am fan of http://www.iriehost.com by now. If you think I could find better deal, I challenge you post the better deal here.
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05-24-2011, 08:27 AM #18Junior Guru
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05-24-2011, 08:31 AM #19Aspiring Evangelist
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Please don't compare desktop grade hardware with server grade hardware. It shows result over time. And yes It is $20 expensive than what I got now. So this is not better deal,I guess.
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05-24-2011, 08:40 AM #20Junior Guru
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The datacenter is a level 4 DC and you're getting 6 cores . I wouldn't care what type of hardware it was since those guys are known for rapid response times .
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05-24-2011, 08:41 AM #21Disabled
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I might be wrong, but this thread smells to me. To ask for advise and then after almost every post advising to be careful you defend the "provider", like you've been with them for years. How good his hardware is, how great this offer is... it simply doesn't sound right.
The way you are posting this request is an obvious advertise. The fact that you are not mentioning the real traffic included with this offer describes the situation. You are just trying to get an attention for your offers.
Another point would be that you are named "server-guy" and yet you are asking for an opinion about a deal, even tho you said you know about OVH.
By the way, without even care to view the website of this "provider", I can tell for sure that they can not take their servers from OVH, cheaper than the real offers. If someone think that this is real, then he is fooling himself. There will be problems, I guarantee.
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05-24-2011, 08:48 AM #22Aspiring Evangelist
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Yeah I have been with them with their German servers past 6 months.
I searched the whole web for cheaper offers and I found several offers which are similar to this. At last I decided to stay with them as they offered me 15days money back guarantee. I use these servers for selling as shared hosting so I named my username server-guy.
Thx !
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05-25-2011, 07:07 AM #23New Member
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@server_guy,
Did you get any control panel with this package for free?
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05-25-2011, 10:33 AM #24Aspiring Evangelist
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@eqbal
They gave me an open source one, Webmin Panel. But I had cPanel installed because I had to resell them as shared hosting accounts
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05-25-2011, 11:44 AM #25Web Hosting Master
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If someone is selling OVH servers cheaper then OVH themselves then there is something fishy going on.
OVH do not give reseller/bulk discounts, so its impossible the reseller is getting the server any cheaper then displayed on the OVH site.
BTW. I have hundreds of servers with OVH so I know.
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