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0 pointsderefr12y ago0 comments

> Colo space is fairly cheap

I'm not sure you have the same definition of "cheap" as I do. $5/mo for a 1GB DigitalOcean droplet is cheap.

Buying old-but-badass hardware seems to be similarly cost-effective for that purpose (if that link is to be believed), but where (other than "a friend in ops") can you get 1U/2U of colo hosting for anywhere near that price?

I guess, if you're talking about the marginal price of an extra 1U/2U on top of your existing production rack, it can be negligible. For non-business-affiliated goofing-around, though?

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sitkack12y ago· 2 in thread

I mean actual colo space, like you just pay for 4u, 8u, bandwidth and power. No machines, just space.

Both are "cheap" just along different axis.

derefrOP12y ago

Right, that's the same thing I was talking about. But again, how is paying for 4u/8u of space at all "cheap", when all you want to stick in it is your own 1u junk server?

sitkack12y ago

But I don't want to stick my own 1u junk server (although I do have those, 4 cores, 8gb). The low end SSD back VPS are phenomenal for what you get.

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