On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 11:00 PM, John Mort <[email protected]> wrote: > I figured I'd take the opportunity to give Linode a try, but looking at > their options it's hard to stomach paying $20/month for a machine that has > half the memory I was using and a fraction of the storage capacity.
If you're looking for a personal file server then a virtual server isn't a great idea. Also don't forget to calculate in the cost of power and replacement hardware when comparing costs. If you're just looking for something to develop on and bounce IRC then there are cheaper options than Linode. One that I've heard good things about: http://prgmr.com/xen/ The 512MB plan is $20 on Linode and $12 for Prgmr. Also Prgmr goes down to $10.90 a month if you prepay six months. The difference is that Linode has a nicer control panel, twice the transfer per month and Linode will handhold you more. Prgmr will help but won't handhold if it becomes clear you don't know your way around a Linux install. Also keep in mind that laptop hard drives are not expected to run 24/7 and probably have a shorter life span. -- Bruce A. Locke [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jan 5 - Building a Community Site with Drupal Feb 2 - Zimbra Mar 2 - MHVLUG 8th Anniversary - Show and Tell
