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Comment by ryanwaggoner | Hacker News Reader

This is kind of disappointing for fans of Slicehost :( Any reason that we shouldn't switch?

Any reason that we shouldn't switch?

I'm not switching because they meet my needs, my customers are happy, and switching would take me lots of time that I can more profitably use promoting my software. I don't get paid for doing work, I get paid for solving problems. Slicehost is not a problem for me.

Your mileage may vary.

Well put :) I asked the question because server admin is probably the area where we're weakest and I don't want to waste time trying to solve problems that could easily be solved by switching to another hosting provider.

I agree, it does depend on usage and personal needs etc. But you're likely to be able to pay less on hosting.

It's not about 'being a problem', it's about optimizing when there's something better/cheaper available.

Benchmarks is benchmarks, you should take them with a grain of salt. Sign up for a Linode account and test how it fares on HTTP requests (siege/ab) or test suite for your own application.

I believe linode has a 7-day money-back trial period for testing as well.

They also only charge you for what you use. (When you delete a VPS, they'll credit your account a prorated amount.)

Well, I do not switch because my slice keeps being online and available for almost two years now. "Never change a running system" ;).

I do, however, also have a Linode VPS and will probably go with additional Linode VPS' in the future if the service continues to be stable.

In my humble opinion, Slicehost offered a great deal two years ago but they should adjust their plans in the future or customers will move to competitors.

I'll probably not switch (immediately) because of inertia. I've got too many systems to admin on my other network and if anything i'll just migrate over to some hardware that I have. Afterall, I just host a blog now on Slicehost :)

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