> The cost estimator on IBM's Power Virtual Server site suggests that their cheapest VM capable of running any version of IBM i they support (0.25 CPU cores, 2

> The cost estimator on IBM's Power Virtual Server site suggests that their cheapest VM capable of running any version of IBM i they support (0.25 CPU cores, 2 GB RAM, 35 GB storage) costs around $400/month. RZKH (who run Pub400), the cheapest they charge is 245 EUR/month, which at current exchange rates is about US$263/month. That's 0.05 CPU cores, 2 GB RAM, 100 GB storage), without development tools. Development tools license is additional EUR 79/month (about US$85/month) per concurrent user. Plus they want a minimum 4 month commitment, so it is over US$1000 anyway. At which point, yes your eBay option looks better, unless you really need the latest OS