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  • doughnetdoughnet Member
    edited October 2013

    My servers I buy at a local store that sells items bought from tech auctions. Got 2xquads with 4gb ram at like $100 1u supermicro board/case. Popped ssd in it and some storage drives. Shipped it to oplink.net for $40/month hosting at 100mbit up/down unmetered. Can't beat that :-)

    What I do now is befriend someone with 1gbit network at home. Now I can build my servers using cheap desktop stuff and swap out if needed quickly. Currently got a fx-8350 CPU running my server.

  • @BuyCPanel_Kevin said:
    I personally go on craigslist, the servers aren't always the cleanest or the newest, but they work and are basically dirt cheap.

    So do you use searchtempest or something for craigslist? I can't happen to find a deal half as good as the ones Reece pointed out on eBay anywhere on craigslist.

    @doughnet said:
    My servers I buy at a local store that sells items bought from tech auctions. Got 2xquads with 4gb ram at like $100 1u supermicro board/case. Popped ssd in it and some storage drives. Shipped it to oplink.net for $40/month hosting at 100mbit up/down unmetered. Can't beat that :-)

    What I do now is befriend someone with 1gbit network at home. Now I can build my servers using cheap desktop stuff and swap out if needed quickly. Currently got a fx-8350 CPU running my server.

    Seems like a nice deal. Never knew you could get 1gbit network at home.

  • concerto49concerto49 Member
    edited October 2013

    If anyone needs 1U colo for their stuff @ Infomart Dallas, Tier 3, SSAE16 Type 2, PCI Compliance, we can do this for $49 10TB @ 100mbit. AS62638. Own network - blend is Internap / Cogent.

  • BrianHarrisonBrianHarrison Member, Patron Provider

    @talsit said:
    Yes, lease to own, rent to own. There was no charge to install the drives.

    We offer such services and our customers don't end up paying much more than they would if they had bought the server directly off eBay--the only difference is that we provide hosting for 12 months :-)

  • any good and cheap colo (like GoRack/ Dacentec) on the West coast?

  • BrianHarrisonBrianHarrison Member, Patron Provider

    @Pats said:
    any good and cheap colo (like GoRack/ Dacentec) on the West coast?

    FiberHub has some great prices on colocation. They are located in Las Vegas, NV. In addition to our Seattle space, we have a cabinet with FiberHub and their service has been fantastic.

  • hmm.. FiberHub is $59.95, not in GoRack/Dacentec range of 30-40...

  • @Pats said:
    hmm.. FiberHub is $59.95, not in GoRack/Dacentec range of 30-40...

    GoRack doesn't offer super cheap 1U colo plans anymore. I think their advertised 1U 1A 10Mbps rate is $59/m now

  • if Colo at $59, i think Dedicated is better at +$10/$20 and hav more peace.. :)

    @talsit did u get Chromobyte from any WHT offer they had posted or frm their website ?

  • I got it from a link here on LET, it's the same deal they have on their website for Chicago BDS, but the last time I checked they were out of stock.

  • @Pats said:
    any good and cheap colo (like GoRack/ Dacentec) on the West coast?

    For my West Coast server I have one hosted with AquaNX. They seems to be real good and located in San Jose, CA (Coresite location). I have 1gbit up/down, 10TB traffic, 1U for $75month. I had to negotiate the price, but I was their first colo hosting client also. If you want a test IP let me know, you can try mine out. This was ideal for me since I live in the Bay Area.

  • @doughnet i already got ur Test IP - $75 , its unreachable for me...

    like i said at this price shud forget Colo & go for Dedicated(for 2-3 server ppl), atleast u don't have to worry of hardware replacements etc.

    looks like as of now, i have to be contended with my $40 Colo at Dacentec.. :P

  • I wonder how Dacentec could offer 12 months RTO servers for $50/mo...

  • talsittalsit Member
    edited October 2013

    I looked into those, they are using the Dell CS24-SC's ($100-$200 on E-bay) using HP and Supermicro now and charging monthly for more memory and HDD.

    It's not a bad deal they just didn't have stock when I made up my mind to jump on RTO.

    Edit, okay, it's PFM... I wonder what the colo charge is on those post-RTO with that plan, they wanted more per month to colocate my server (1U/2A/10TB/month) than they are charging on the L5520 RTO.

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