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[1234]

Hi there,

I was wondering how do these prices for dedicated servers sound?

Dual Intel Xeon
Dual 2.4GHz Processor
Dual Seagate 73gb SCSI 10,000rpm hard-drive
2048mb ECC DDR RAM
RedHat Linux 9
Either cPanel/Plesk/DirectAdmin
700GB Quality Hurricane Electric Bandwidth
Semi+ Managed Services

For $199 per month with a $249.99 setup fee.
How does this pricing sound for the above server?
*Eg: Is it too cheap? Should I offer a P4 3.06Ghz instead?

Also how long do you think it'll take to sell 42 of these servers?

Thanks for all comments.

[Cirtex]

hmm, maybe try lowering setup fee or make it so setup fee is lower if paid yearly?

[1234]

Yeah. I was planning to get have actually $0 setup fee until I'd sold 42 servers, and then start charging a low one. I think you're right, $249.99 is a bit high, maybe only $99 setup - and also have it so you pay a tad more but no setup fee? What do you think of this?

Although, about the control panel I'm not sure. cPanel is expensive, until I have over 2,000 licenses, when it becomes only $20, otherwise anything from 10 to 88 licenses and it is $42.50 per license per month. Plesk is also pricey, which I don't like too much. I like Direct Admin due to their pricing, and I can offer Direct Admin totally free. Ensim Pro and Plesk are both the same price actually.

Any comments on the issue about the control panel and setup fee anyone?

Thanks