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Originally Posted by chaze
Just curious why people get so excited over VPS when it's just slower and less reliable than a quality shared server.
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It's a step up from shared hosting, an intermediate offering that fills a niche for many who want more control, but are not ready to pay for a dedicated server.
Having said that, some hosts offer bargain basement used servers for as little as $20-25 a month. Performance will probably be better, or at least more consistent, than a VPS, but that advantage must be balanced against the higher risk of hardware failure.