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For Japan servers, I'd say it's a good deal.
Already converted my $10 Tokyo to $5. I like it
omg. it happened
1GB for $5/mo - nice. I figured they'd get there eventually.
So for what I think of as the "three midmarkets," for $5/mo you get:
It's about time. Maybe a reaction to Amazon entering the market segment with Lightsail?
75Mb/s network?
With Linode we can say this is guaranteed, but this is slower than my home connection... Now it's getting hard to decide since DO and Vultr would have better network.
That was my first thought.
What do you need more for ? Higher bandwidth limit doesn't mean the network is better per se.
Does linode offer additional IPs?
Yes, $0.0015/hr or $1/month (justification required).
Thanks
Usually not @FoxelVox.
Now about Linode announcement. Super sexy. I'm wet.
That was an error, corrected to 1000Mb/s now.
Is now set to 1000. Check blog.
They changed things, now everything is a minimum 1000Mbps.
They are very strict with the IP's. I wonder what justification can you actually give when... SSL is no longer one.
So this is their answer to their strongest competitor BuyVM.
Heart attack........
I do hope they can stand their quality after this price drop. When they say 125Mbps I know I can push to 125: but can I really do 1000Mbps at this price?
Where should be the problem? All their nodes are 10gbps, you can use only 1TB anyways, it's not like DO where you could use 330TB (allthough they suspend you pretty fast if you intend to do so).
I would rather be able to push 1 Gbps than be limited at 75 Mbps all the time.
unix bench needed. would somebody please oblige?
I think DO still have the edge in terms of overall features, but still a great thing.
I had some unused credits at Linode, so why not launch an $5 instance?
Geekbench: http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/8251908
Nice, time to go back to Linode.
Does their panel still look like this? (https://www.linode.com/linodes)
Compared to DO and Vultr it's horrible.
That's funny because their control panel has been one of the most beloved features that set them apart, well before DO and Vultr panels existed. It was one of the most advanced around, and may well still be.
I think linode is on a solid track to remain a big name in the market. I barely ever see anyone speak poorly of them anymore despite having compromised customer data twice I think? Not to mention one of the worst outages of all time.
Goes to show you that the court of public opinion will be most heavily influenced by how you treat your customers, not by whether or not you can claim perfection. How you present and carry yourself is everything, and they've always done this well.
This $5 entry is a game changer for public opinion. It may not generate wads of cash but it will generate customers who will become advocates.
Might not be flashy but it works.
Is there any Linode promo codes available?
It just went 50% off, do you really ask for another discount lol...