Server Dedibox Classic from Online.net

Transfer: Unlimited @ NIC speed (but I don't believe them, see below)

Setup: € 0.00 (ex VAT) Monthly Cost: € 29.99 (ex VAT) [In Euros: €29.99 In US Dollars: $42.29]

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Isn't technology great? Here I am looking at a top quality hardware dedi with a frigging 1Tb of RAID storage for just €29.99/month. Nuts!

Pros:

The closest similar item will be the Digicube Medium, also from a French provider. That has a 30% faster CPU and faster memory, however this has 3Gb rather than 2Gb of RAM and four times the hard drive space. A tough call!

Cons:

The site is exclusively written in French and I would assume therefore so will be customer and technical support. Google Translate is surprisingly effective with French <=> English though, so I wouldn't worry too much.

When a provider says "unlimited network transfer" they very rarely mean it. Most mean by this that it will be NIC speed for the first X Tb/month and drop to 10Mbit or 1Mbit thereafter which obviously is an effective cap. I don't mind if it is specified what this cap is in the small print, but I have searched the T&C's and everywhere else and I can't find it.

Verdict:

Yeah, this is a cracking server. Definitely makes the Leaderboard.