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  1. #1

    Post Soladrive Dedicated Server 3 Years Review

    Hello Friends,
    I have moved to SOLADRIVE on September 2014 From HUDSONVALLEYHOST with 3 Dedicated Servers
    Its been more then 3 Years now moving to Soladrive, so i feel its high time to post a detailed In depth Review

    My Previous Hosts are
    1. Hostgator
    2. Proaxxs
    3. Hudsonvalleyhost

    You can see my previous reviews of Hostgator / Proaxxs HERE and Hudsonvalleyhost HERE

    Without wasting much time lets go straight into the Review

    Server Pricing : 9/10

    I have 3 Dedicated Servers with them

    1. Intel E5-1650v4 12 x 3.6GHz
    2.
    Intel E5-1650v4 12 x 3.6GHz
    3.
    Intel E3-1230v2 8 x 3.3GHz

    All the servers are Premium Quality Fully Managed Servers with Cpanal Licences
    And their Pricing is Cheap and Best
    I get all this Combined for 500$/Mo Which i this is way too cheap for the Server Quality and Features i get
    Im not sure if any other hosts available for such low Rates
    For all 3+ Years the price has been the same , which is good

    And to make things better Soladrive purely understood some of my websites bad situations and gave me good discounts and took some server invoice off plenty of times (when ever the website traffic is less or when ever server or website is down )
    i cant even remember how much discounts they have given me till now
    And also they allow me to pay my invoices late without any penalty when i cant able to pay the Invoices on time

    The one and only thing i feel is not comforting is that u might get blacklisted IPs for the server
    which u must be careful when ordering their servers

    Server Performance : 9/10

    In short the server performance is "Simply Outstanding"
    Their Servers are Fast,Reliable, Superior Performance
    To add to its performance Soladrive fine tune the server with perfection
    I was having no big issues with the servers for the past 3+ Years
    A few downtime here and there is quiet normal i think

    Soladrive Support : 10/10

    I was thinking of giving more the 10 for their support, Such was their Superior support
    "Fully Managed Servers" They truly maintain the meaning of "FULLY MANAGED SERVERS" such will be their management
    They take care of every possible things of the server

    • Fine tuning server for optimal performance
    • Ticket Responce 5 Mins Max , I dont remember them replying in more then 10 Mins
    • John B - (President of Operations) will be Available in Skype 24/7 , Even on Holidays and Late Night if there are any emergency Situation
    • Account Transfers, SSL Installations , Server Monitoring, DNS Issues , database Optimization, You just open a ticket and it will be fixed in Mins
    • They even Support me in my website script side ( Script Updating, Script Optimizing, Fixing Errors , SEO , Ect
    • DMCA complaints will be taken care with proper notifications and they help me all the time to remove those complaint Contents from my website
    • Once One of my Website was Hacked and the whole database was erased, At those moments Soladrive Guys Fixed the issue and brought back the database through R1 soft backup. which was Simply Unbelievable

    Some times they even Push me to the limits by upgrading my websites , Make marketing and to make my Websites Better and Better and keep improving all the time
    I do some times get confused if they are my hosts or they are my Website Partners , Such will be their involvement in improving my Sites
    Im very sure i cant get a better support then Soladrive any where else. DOT

    Conclusion : 10/10

    I am very very happy to be with SOLADRIVE as my host
    Lately my sites are having very less traffic and revenues have gone down badly
    At one point i was thinking of selling my websites
    But John B - (President of Operations) Kept encouraging me Kept giving me discounts Even gave me offers to improve my website traffic and if at all im still a webmaster thats becoz of Soladrive
    To cut short i feel Soladrive as my family and will continue to be with soladrive for ever ....................And i strongly recommend Soladrive for my Friends and other Webmasters.

  2. #2
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    Great review and certainly a support attitude that all providers should emulate. There are going to be issues here and there with every provider, but how they're handled separates the amateurs from the professionals. Kudos to the SolaDrive staff.
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    It's refreshing to read such positive reviews on here; when the majority are all negative. I hope you continue to have a stellar level of excellence with them for many more years to come!
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    Did you rent these servers 3 years ago?

    E5-1650v4 - Launch Date Q2'16 https://ark.intel.com/products/92994...Cache-3_60-GHz

    $500/mo for these 3 servers it is not cheap if no memory, drives and bandwidth.
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  5. #5
    Quote Originally Posted by GTHost View Post
    Did you rent these servers 3 years ago?

    E5-1650v4 - Launch Date Q2'16 https://ark.intel.com/products/92994...Cache-3_60-GHz

    $500/mo for these 3 servers it is not cheap if no memory, drives and bandwidth.
    Back in 2014 the server was

    Intel 2 x E5-2620 24x2.0GHz
    Memory: 64GB DDR3 RAM
    Hard Drive 1: 2TB Drive (7200 RPM)
    Hard Drive 2: 2TB Drive (7200 RPM)
    Hard Drive 3: 240GB SSD (req. SAS Controller)
    Hard Drive 4: 240GB SSD (req. SAS Controller)
    Bandwidth: 10TB Bandwidth
    Raid Controller: 8 Port SATA Raid Card
    Raid Configuration: Raid 1 (req. 2 identical drives)
    Dedicated IPs: 1 Dedicated IP
    Port: 1000Mbps Port
    Operating System: CentOS 6.x - 64bit
    Control Panel: cPanel + WHM
    Backup My Server: 2TB Remote Backup Server
    Server Management: Fully Managed (Free)

    Now my current servers are

    1. Intel E5-1650v4 12 x 3.6GHz
    Chassis Size: Supermicro 4 Bay Hot-Swap
    Memory: 64GB DDR4 RAM
    Hard Drive 1: 2TB WD-Black Hard Drive
    Hard Drive 2: 2TB WD-Black Hard Drive
    Hard Drive 3: 256GB Intel SSD
    Hard Drive 4: 256GB Intel SSD
    Hard Drive 5: None
    Hard Drive 6: None
    Hard Drive 7: None
    Hard Drive 8: None
    Bandwidth: 10TB Bandwidth
    Raid Controller: 9361-4i Raid Card w/CacheVault
    Raid Configuration: Raid 1 (minimum 2 drives)
    Dedicated IPs: 2 Dedicated IP's
    DDOS Protection: None
    Port Speed: 1000Mbps Port
    Operating System: CentOS 7.x - 64bit
    Control Panel: cPanel/WHM
    R1Soft Remote Backup: 1TB R1Soft Backup
    Server Management: Fully Managed (included)

    2, Intel E3-1230v2 8 x 3.3GHz
    Chassis Size: Supermicro 4 Bay Hot-Swap
    Memory: 32GB DDR4 RAM
    Hard Drive 1: 2TB WD-Black Hard Drive
    Hard Drive 2: 2TB WD-Black Hard Drive
    Hard Drive 3: None
    Hard Drive 4: None
    Hard Drive 5: None
    Hard Drive 6: None
    Hard Drive 7: None
    Hard Drive 8: None
    Bandwidth: 10TB Bandwidth
    Raid Controller: Software Raid
    Raid Configuration: Raid 1 (minimum 2 drives)
    Dedicated IPs: 2 Dedicated IP's
    DDOS Protection: None
    Port Speed: 1000Mbps Port
    Operating System: CentOS 7.x - 64bit
    Control Panel: cPanel/WHM
    R1Soft Remote Backup: 1TB R1Soft Backup
    Server Management: Fully Managed (included)

    3.Intel E3-1270v2 8 x 3.5GHz
    Chassis Size: Supermicro 4 Bay Hot-Swap
    Memory: 32GB DDR4 RAM
    Hard Drive 1: 2TB WD-Black Hard Drive
    Hard Drive 2: 2TB WD-Black Hard Drive
    Hard Drive 3: None
    Hard Drive 4: None
    Hard Drive 5: None
    Hard Drive 6: None
    Hard Drive 7: None
    Hard Drive 8: None
    Bandwidth: 10TB Bandwidth
    Raid Controller: Software Raid
    Raid Configuration: Raid 1 (minimum 2 drives)
    Dedicated IPs: 2 Dedicated IP's
    DDOS Protection: 20 Gbps / 16,000k PPS
    Port Speed: 1000Mbps Port
    Operating System: CentOS 7.x - 64bit
    Control Panel: cPanel/WHM
    R1Soft Remote Backup: 1TB R1Soft Backup
    Server Management: Fully Managed (included)

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    Great review, glad you've found a host that you've been happy with for so long!

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    Quote Originally Posted by kingofall View Post
    Hello Friends,
    I have 3 Dedicated Servers with them

    1. Intel E5-1650v4 12 x 3.6GHz
    2. Intel E5-1650v4 12 x 3.6GHz
    3. Intel E3-1230v2 8 x 3.3GHz
    I see now 1xE5 and 2xE3.
    GTHost - Instant Dedicated Servers. Delivery in 15 mins 24/7. No setup fees. Month to month. Linux auto-deploy. 1-10 days low-cost trial.
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  8. #8
    Quote Originally Posted by GTHost View Post
    I see now 1xE5 and 2xE3.
    Sorry wrongly posted E5 twice instead of
    Intel E3-1270v2 8 x 3.5GHz

  9. #9
    Thanks for the in-depth review King, this is quite an amazing review! We always enjoy working with you and look forward to the years to come and the new sites you're opening.
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    Specializing in Managed NVMe VPS & Dedicated Servers in US & UK
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