I'll post the specs in the email we exchanged for everyone to take a look at, since there may be other people who would like to take advantage.
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I'm going to attach 2 options for you. The SAS drives raise costs a lot, so you may be interested in SATA until you need SAS at a later date.
Intel Core2Quad Q9300 Quad Core - 2.5Ghz, 6MB Cache, 1333FSB
2GB DDR2-667 RAM
250GB SATA-2 16MEG CACHE HDD
250GB SATA-2 16MEG CACHE HDD
Software RAID-1 Mirroring
1U Supermicro Server with 4 Hot-Swap Bays
Dual Gigabit NICs
2000GB Public Monthly Transfer
10Mbps Public Network Port
10Mbps Private Network Port
/29 IP Allocation - 5 Usable
Private VLAN
Remote Reboot Port
$164/month
You have the option of adding a 3Ware Hardware RAID Controller (4 port) for $50/month, if you want it.
Here is the SAS quote:
Intel Core2Quad Q9300 Quad Core - 2.5Ghz, 6MB Cache, 1333FSB
2GB DDR2-667 RAM
74GB SAS 15K RPM HDD
74GB SAS 15K RPM HDD
Adaptec 3405 Hardware SAS RAID Controller (4 port)
RAID-1 Mirroring
1U Supermicro Server with 4 Hot-Swap Bays
Dual Gigabit NICs
2000GB Public Monthly Transfer
10Mbps Public Network Port
10Mbps Private Network Port
/29 IP Allocation - 5 Usable
Private VLAN
Remote Reboot Port
$275/month
You can add 1GB DDR2-667 additional RAM to either server for $10/month per 1GB.
This is on our premium ** 12 backbone ** network (
www.pacificrack.com/network.html). We have 41,000Mbps of capacity on the network.
I am VERY confident that you will be VERY happy here.