I spent just $55 and got 10 vps servers from various companies, I wanted to test out how these companies operate, and how well the cms they use to manage them did.
If you are a web developer and dont really need any traffic I think vps is the way to go if you want root access and experience linux or any unix flavoured os, instead of paying for shared hosting and not having full control.
Out of the 10 I bought, only 2 really I liked.
1. linode, for their backend and ease of use to install os, etc.
2. fdcservers for giving 5 ip addresses and 5mbps unmetered.
In the past I normally dont go with fdc cause of the history, but buying a vps just for non mission critial stuff, just for testing, I would do it time and time again.
Here are the run down of each specs of each company I bought.
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linode $19.99
512mb ram
20gb hd
200gb transfer
1 ip address
1 cpu core
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fdcservers.net $9
384mb ram
50gb hd
5mbps unmeteered bandwidth
5 ip addresses
1 cpu core
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ipxcore.com $1.75
160mb ram
5gb hd
50gb bandwidth
1 ip address
1 cpu core
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bhost.net $3.16
256mb ram
10gb hd
250gb bandwidth
1 ip address
2 cpu cores
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vpscheap.net $1.99
128mb ram
10gb hd
10mbps unmetered bandwidth
1 ip address
2 cpu cores
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vpsfx $2.95
128mb ram
50gb hd
1000gb bandwidth
1 ip address
1 cpu core
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buyvm $3.50
256mb ram
30gb hd
1000gb bandwidth
1 ip address
2 cpu cores
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alienvps.com $5
256mb ram
25 gb hd
250gb bandwidth
1 ip address
1 cpu core
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prgmr.com $6
128mb ram
3gb hd
20gb bandwidth
1 ip address
1 cpu core
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minivps $1.50
96mb ram
5gb hd
100gb bandwidth
1 ip address
1 cpu core
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note: I dont suggest using this for any real traffic hosting, i would only recommend this for people looking to setup a development environment with as little cash as possible.
Hope this helps you guys ;)