I use linode for work and think its great. I used to use webfaction but switched because they were too inconsistent. Poor performance sometimes and they were

I use linode for work and think its great. I used to use webfaction but switched because they were too inconsistent. Poor performance sometimes and they were always responsive to deal with problems, but they happened every couple weeks. For home use I have an old Thinkpad thats way more powerful than a cheap slice somewhere which cost me $150 on craigslist + 12kwhrs/mo. I used to use an old desktop, but the laptop will actually save me money on my power bill in about 2 years, by using 17watts instead of 100. Saves carbon too since we get mostly coal power here.