Buying a Hosting Server..Please Advise

[realm]

Hi,

Right i going to buy my own hosting server for my clients and was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I was recommended by a friend to go for: Fast Servers http://www.fastservers.net/products-services/ and was looking at the Velocity PX for $199 p/m. I thought i would go with this system and also this company because the support is supposed to be very good. So i wanted to put to everyone.

A: Have you ever heard of this company. If so are they good?
B: Do you know any other companies who are better?

Cheers,
RealM

[GDVS]

What will you be using it for? I'd say it hasn't got enought RAM to match the processor so the processor will (under many uses, not all) spend a lot of time waiting for disk.

I'd also say that if I were looking to spend that kind of money I'd be talking to Rackspace, their support is legendary.

[realm]

Thanks for that i will have to look into them. I have also come across this deal/company: http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/dedicated.../ds-600_linux/ it seems pretty good but dont much about that company.

[atrull]

for better budget-oriented deals take a look at poundhost.com - I just put an old desktop into their maidenhead colo.

[atrull]

there's also 49pence.com - another recommended bunch.

[simon w]

What will you be using it for? I'd say it hasn't got enought RAM to match the processor so the processor will (under many uses, not all) spend a lot of time waiting for disk.

Argeed, 512 seems a little low for the CPUs.

I'd also expect SCSI drives.