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03-05-2012, 01:23 PM #1Newbie
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Is this a good deal?
Buying a new dedicated server hosting with the below config:
E3-1230 Xeon Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.2Ghz
8 GB RAM
2 x 1000GB SAS, RAID1
10TB @ 100 Mbps port
Cpanel
Unmanaged
Total Cost: $210/monthly. Do you think it is a good deal? Please share your views.Last edited by arvbin; 03-05-2012 at 01:26 PM.
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03-05-2012, 02:20 PM #2Web Hosting Guru
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where is it physically located?
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03-05-2012, 02:23 PM #3Disabled
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Looks like a decent deal, I am sure you could probably get it a bit cheaper but the provider may not be as good...
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03-05-2012, 02:30 PM #4Web Hosting Guru
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Is it really 2x 1000GB SAS or did you mean SATA?
SAS is not impossible, but this config is usually provided with regular 7200 RPM SATA drives.██ • Dedicated Servers in Europe and Asia: http://www.server.lu •
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03-05-2012, 02:32 PM #5Newbie
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03-05-2012, 02:35 PM #6Web Hosting Guru
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You'll have to make sure that this is really SAS, because it can be interpreted as different things:
- regular 7200 RPM SATA drives connected to a SAS backplane
- SAS drives @ 10000 RPM
- SAS drives @ 15000 RPM
Ask your provider for the exact SAS specs.██ • Dedicated Servers in Europe and Asia: http://www.server.lu •
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03-05-2012, 02:39 PM #7Newbie
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03-05-2012, 02:50 PM #8Colocation Guru
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It's a decent deal. Personally I think you could squeeze out double the RAM for that price since it is unmanaged.
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03-05-2012, 02:54 PM #9Newbie
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Got an answer from host.. "Dell SAS HDDs, running at 7200RPM. the difference is this drive uses the SAS configuration and it gets over DOUBLE the READ/WRITE SPEEDS of a normal SATA drive. So the SAS drive-in the Dell's get about 6Gbps read/write speeds which is over double that of a normal SATA drive"
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03-05-2012, 03:04 PM #10Web Hosting Guru
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I'd say the price is okay, although the SAS description is very misleading to say the least!
Don't expect 6Gbps R/W on your Raid-1 configuration. My feeling says you'll get something around 110 MB/s██ • Dedicated Servers in Europe and Asia: http://www.server.lu •
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03-05-2012, 03:09 PM #11Newbie
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03-05-2012, 03:15 PM #12Colocation Guru
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03-05-2012, 03:41 PM #13Disabled
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Is there a specific purpose for the server?
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03-05-2012, 05:34 PM #14Web Hosting Evangelist
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looking at the config this seems pretty good for the price. any idea on the network ? how much bw do they have, and what are the upstream providers ?
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03-05-2012, 05:53 PM #15Newbie
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It is actually hivelocity.net
providing 100Mbps Port
Found this in their website: "connectivity is comprised of multiple redundant Tier 1 back-bone providers. Through our partnerships with Level 3, Time Warner Telecom, Global Crossing and Cogent we currently have over 100 Gbps bandwidth capacity routed via FCP and BGP4 protocol."
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03-05-2012, 05:57 PM #16Newbie
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03-05-2012, 06:03 PM #17Web Hosting Evangelist
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you got a good deal for the money then. hivelocity are cool people.
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03-05-2012, 07:18 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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03-05-2012, 09:28 PM #19Solid State
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Hivelocity is a good group, but you can get more for your money.
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