Re:Show HN: I started a low cost dedicated server host, Exelion
by mildtrepidation on Friday March 14, 2014 @05:03PM
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I'm not suggesting you're wrong. I have a client that uses Rackspace, and while I know they're expensive, they also have extremely good (in my experience) technical support and customer service. Whether you think that justifies the price or not, it's a difference, and if the OP wants to compete or compare -- which he may or may not; it's not clear, and I brought up Rackspace, not him -- then there should probably be some discussion of that.
Anyway, my point is exactly that you say "anyone who has evaluated Rackspace." The OP doesn't make claims one way or the other, and if I don't have my own claims I'm willing to evaluate using his service, there's no call to action (I can't believe I just used that phrase).
Re:Show HN: I started a low cost dedicated server host, Exelion
by ruffyen on Friday March 14, 2014 @05:01PM
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http://i.imgur.com/3fpmImY.png -- Rackspace for a 15GB RAM server is actually around $500 a month. And to be quite honest the service there is fantastic. If you are going to run a production server you need assurances. Assurances that the linked vendor does not provide.
Re:Show HN: I started a low cost dedicated server host, Exelion
by esw on Friday March 14, 2014 @05:08PM
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I think you're showing VPS pricing (not dedicated servers).
Re:Show HN: I started a low cost dedicated server host, Exelion
by ErrantX on Friday March 14, 2014 @05:37PM
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We have a rackspace 32GB dedicated machine which costs $750/mo. Just for a firm datapoint.
Exelion's Basic model includes an incredibly fast Xeon processor, 16 GB of RAM, RAID 1 storage and a gigabit port for $99 per month ($66 per month with 5 year commitment).
Compare that to Rackspace which I'm guessing would charge about $1 billion per month for the same thing although I haven't checked their prices lately. In all seriousness - Rackspace can't come close to their pricing.
Other than that, there are still some open questions - where are they located, how can we be sure they'll still be in business a year from now, or hey, what operating systems they support, etc.