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Back in 2009 I had a dedicated server for $89/month It wasn't the greatest thing in the world, but it was dual-core, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD. I ran a small forum, em
by bluedino 4y ago
Back in 2009 I had a dedicated server for $89/month
It wasn't the greatest thing in the world, but it was dual-core, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD. I ran a small forum, email server, and a couple buddies used it for shells and running whatever PHP apps they wanted.
An $80 Linode these days only has 16GB and 320GB.
- kjksf 4y agoA better comparison is something like Hetzner dedicated server. Here's what you can get for $89+: https://www.hetzner.com/sb?price_from=89 https://www.hetzner.com/sb?price_from=89 For 92 euro: 128 GB RAM, 3 TB SSD, 8 core i9-9900K, unlimited bandwidth. You get 50x value for the 2009 price.
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoyou don't get 50x value, you have to do more to stay competitive. If in 2009 you served 480p videos that was fine, now you have to serve 4k or you will look like a tool. Various grumbling about JS bloat is optional.