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Originally Posted by psili
I know what I'm going to throw down is pretty dumb, but i haven't had to deal with such questions .... but:
So there are hosts, out there, who will give you a box (or even a VM-ware one) that you can fuck with as much as you want, host a site on and purely rape (in the nicest sense of the term *shrug*) ?
Any one providing price points for that?
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Yep. There are some who will give you a machine that you can kill, and when you're done, they'll re-image it back for you. Some offer this as a free service, but many do not.. especially if you're making them reload it every other week.
I can't say of specific price points, myself, but you generally get what you pay for. If you want a machine you can just beat the hell out of, and don't care about production, almost any of the cheaper dedicated services are good for a couple months. You can get a dedicated machine as cheap as $60, or a slightly better deal with a VPS. If you want something you can use for production, however, you want to go with one of the larger guys.
WebHostingTalk is a good place to find about the various hosts, any specials, gripes, and complaints. I would link to it, but I believe even talking about it is technically against the rules, as they're another forum.. however, I believe that mentioning them for this purpose is not considered to be an indiscretion.