Server Search Tool

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SHOW HN2012

8points
7comments
#1,423of 1,677 in 2012
Top 85%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Idea: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful idea for transparency in dedicated server market

    From 2 comments
    • I agree it's a start and having a comparison site for dedicated servers seems like it could be a good idea , your right pricing is not at all transparent. I would look to the…
      ollybee on HN
    • If enough people start to use this, it could really change the dynamics of the dedicated server market. For example, I never knew I could get a dual core server with a 40GB SSD…
      numair on HN

Objections

  • Price and spec alone ignore support and extra services that customers value

    From 1 comment
    • Few customers compare dedicated server providers purely on server spec and price. If that was genuinely all you were looking at then colocation would almost certainly be a better…
      ollybee on HN

Requests

  • Add more server providers to the list

    From 1 comment
    • This is a great solution, but you ought to add some more server providers to the list like Choompa, Equinox, LiquidWeb, MediaTemple, StormOnDemand, LeaseWeb, Hetzner.de Those at…
      true_religion on HN
  • Filter for hosts using branded hardware

    From 1 comment
    • I agree it's a start and having a comparison site for dedicated servers seems like it could be a good idea , your right pricing is not at all transparent. I would look to the…
      ollybee on HN
  • Include managed services with costs and SLAs

    From 1 comment
    • You have to start somewhere. And right now the amount of transparency in the dedicated server market is pretty atrocious. How do you begin to compare one plan from another, one…
      lnguyen on HN

Alternatives named

  • Colocation and EC2 cloud hosting

    From 2 comments
    • Few customers compare dedicated server providers purely on server spec and price. If that was genuinely all you were looking at then colocation would almost certainly be a better…
      ollybee on HN
    • If enough people start to use this, it could really change the dynamics of the dedicated server market. For example, I never knew I could get a dual core server with a 40GB SSD…
      numair on HN

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