When looking for cheap dedicated server hosting it’s best to know what your getting up front. So I decided to do a review for you of one of the more popular cheap dedicated server hosting companies. Here’s what I found for you.

The technical stuff and some guidelines for what to look for in a low priced dedicated server plan:

• Windows 2003/2008 or Linux (Red Hat, Free BSD, etc.) servers:
• AMD Athlon 2000+, 512 MB DDR RAM, 40 Gigs Hard Drive,
• 1400 GB Monthly Traffic (non Cogent), 100 Mbps Connection,
• FREE Webmin Control Panel (Plesk 8, cPanel/whm or Helm for Windows at the additional fee), full root access to the server.

Some other important points are:

• You want complete access and control over your server.
• You want to be able to load any applications you choose as long as they don’t violate the user’s policy.
• Hardware changes that can be made at any time.
• Ability to have multiple IP addresses
• Your server should be housed in a concrete reinforced, cement block collocation facility with redundant local power feeds. Even generator back up is preferred.
• At the very least an e-mail support service
• A connection type of at least 100Mbps cross connection to Infolink switches that have redundant Tier-One backbone connections.