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Are you looking to buy one of these VPS or are you selling them?
It really depends what you are using them for but the dark ones seem overpriced.
I love SSDs, so I'm obligated to say the 2nd one.
I think the SSD Deals are better
Why not a dedicated?
Thanks for the info guys. What if I told you the dark ones are on older Xeon series and the light ones are on Xeon E5-2620
For those who don't know, he's comparing his "BetterVPS" plans to SparkNode (Hivelocity).
https://www.bettervps.com/pricing/
https://www.sparknode.com/order/cart/vps/
Presenting the two next to each other like this, without saying that, as if they're alternative plans you're considering selling, seems a bit sleazy. Price isn't everything when you're considering what the best "deal" is -- support, infrastructure, and the provider itself matter too.
@Dylan I purposely left that out of it, so that results would not be biased.
@shovenose Another brand? That's pretty quick.
case in point, I have two 4GB Xen VPS's in Amsterdam with the following specs:
BudgetVM $29.99 monthly, 4GB RAM/8GB Swap, 180GB HD, 6TB bandwidth, 4 cores, 3 ip addresses
CloudVPS about $52 monthly (€39.95), 4GB RAM/4GB Swap, 80GB HD, 1TB bandwidth, 3 cores, 1 ip address.
At first glance the BudgetVM plan would appear to be "a better deal" but when you factor in "support, infrastructure, and the provider itself" the CloudVPS VPS is actually a far better deal.
See my statement above. :P Even if the provider is using "4x SSD in RAID10." I probably wouldn't be willing to pay above low end box prices for a Xen VPS from them if they don't have the infrastructure in place to provide a reliable or high availability service (and if the provider is using rented dedis at budget data centers like Datashack, Dacentec, Wholesale Internet, PerfectIP, etc then they definitely don't have the infrastructure in place to provide a high availability service).
To put it another way, using your original comparison of SAS plan A vs SSD plan B, the reliability and infrastructure that the provider in plan A has in place is far more important than the superior benchmark tests that provider B's "4x SSD in RAID10." provide. Plan A is the best deal.
Apple is better than orange.
That's comparing apples to oranges ;o /irony
Apple = hardware and software company
Orange = ISP
All those fruity company names
I like the dark themed one
You're throwing out the baby with the bathwater. You didn't just 'remove bias', you also removed one of the vital points to judge a host on - their reputation.
@joepie91 Not really. Some people just hate on providers, grudges. Not for any legitimate reason!
And when it's revealed that they liked a provider that they would otherwise hate, irregardless of reason, their reaction isn't going to be "orly!? I think I will buy from them, then!"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
@Damian What do you mean?
This is obviously BetterVPS.com
@BronzeByte a bit obtuse perhaps? Read the thread!
Well since it's revealed who the 2 providers are, the first one. People don't look at the price only when selecting high end VPSs but the company and history.
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Staffs who knows what they are doing,
Admins who are proactive,
Have a solid business plan,
We can probably go on the whole day.
dont try to compare with sparknode.com...
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