For someone who needs a lot of support we've been with Dreamhost for 10 years and they have done a pretty admirable job. Downtime is inevitable anywhere, but we've never been down for a server issue, just network. You can get root access on their VPSs. I've found we have outgrown them though.

By far the best deal on hosting for dedicated I've found right now that seems to have a good reputation is Future Hosting, and I have done a ton of price/review shopping. Consider these specs.

Server: Single Processor intel Xeon E3 $129.95 $0.00
Bandwidth: 10000 GB
CPU: E3-1230 3.20 GHz
RAM: 16 GB + $25.00 $0.00
Drive #1: 500 GB SATA 7.2k RPM + $10.00 $0.00
Drive #2: 500 GB SATA 7.2k RPM + $15.00 $0.00
Drive #3: — $0.00 —
Drive #4: — $0.00 —
RAID: RAID 0 + $40.00 $0.00
OS: CentOS 64-bit $0.00 —
Control Panel: — $0.00 —
Term Per Month Total
Recurring Total: Monthly $219.95 $219.95
Setup Fee: $0.00
Item Total: $219.95

I challenge anyone to find a better deal then that on that processor with that much ram. Most places want at least $40/4gigs. You can get 12 gigs additional for $25. They had a server on there last week I wish I grabbed, quad core xeon, 6x 300 gig 15k drives, Raid 10 card, 24 gigs ram for $229/month.


Won't you take me to Funkytown?