Written by Jerry . Published on 20 Jan, 2009 . 
Dedicated hosting might not be popular among mom-n-pop’s website but it’s an inevitable process for a well developed website.
For those who’re interested to learn more about dedicated hosting, and as a follow up on my previous articles on dedicated hosting, (Dedicated hosting A to Z and When to take up a dedicated hosting), here are my reviews on some of the well-known players in dedicated hosting business.
Another point (though not really related to our subject) worth noting is that, most shared hosting service providers are not offering dedicated hosting (or managed servers) service (even if some of them are running their own datacenters). Companies like Bluehost, WebHostingPad, PowWeb, Hostpapa, and FatCow are all not in the business of dedicated server hosting.
Lunarpages Dedicated Hosting
Lunarpages Linux Dedicated Hosting Packages offer unparalleled security, control, and management options.
Clients get to choose from any level of our Dedicated Plans or contact Lunarpages personnel for detail customization!
Anyway, anyone who ever visits Lunarpages website before should knew that Lunarpages offers three standard plans for Linux dedicated hosting (operating system: CentOS) – Dedicated I, II, and III. Listed below in table are the Lunarpages standard Linux dedicated hosting plans.
| Linux Servers | Business I | Business II | Dedicated III |
| Processor | Intel @ Celeron
2.0 GHz |
Intel@ Pentium
2.8 GHz |
Dual Intel Xeon
2.66 GHz |
| CPU Upgrades (extra $26/mo) | Core 2 Duo
1.8 GHz |
Core 2 Duo
1.86 GHz |
Core 2 Duo
1.6 GHz |
| Setup Fee | Free | Free | Free |
| Monthly Price | $99 | $130 | $210 |
| DDR Memory* | 512 MB | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Hard Drive* | 80GB | 120GB | 200GB |
| Bandwidth | 1,000GB | 1,500GB | 2,000GB |
| Domains | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| IP Address | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| MySQL Databases | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Private SSL | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Managed Server? | Partially (Extra service charges may applied). | ||
More details on Lunarpages dedicated hosting.
Hostgator Dedicated Hosting
Hostgator dedicated hosting is 24/7 managed by their technical supports. Dedicated servers are guaranteed to be provisioned, secured, and delivered within 24 hours of purchase.
Pre-installed software on Hostgator dedicated server: CGI, PHP, Perl, Python, SSI, JSP, Cron, FrontPage, Curl, GD, ImageMagick, Streaming Video/Music, Web Mail, Mailing list tools, Spam Assassin, IMAP and SMTP.
| Linux Servers | Basic | Standard | Elite | Pro |
| Processor | P4 2.4GHz | Dual-Core 3040 Xeon | Dual-Core 3040 Xeon | Quad-Core 3210 Xeon |
| Setup Fee | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Monthly Price | $174.00 | $219.00 | $279.00 | $374.00 |
| DDR Memory | 1024MB | 1024MB | 4096MB | 4096MB |
| Hard Drive (SATA) | 80GB | 250GB | 2 x 250GB | 2 x 500GB |
| Bandwidth | 1,500GB | 1,500GB | 2,500GB | 2,500GB |
| Domains | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| MySQL Databases | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| IP Addresses | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Private SSL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fantastico | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IP Deny Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Soho Launch | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Managed Server? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
More details on Hostgator dedicated hosting.
1 & 1 Dedicated Hosting
1 & 1 Hosting need little introduction. Started in year 1988, 1&1 had been expanding fast and they are now the world’s biggest web host nowadays with 7.46 million customers.
From the pricing and features table, we can see that 1 & 1 dedicated hosting offers quite a bargain for their dedicated hosting clients.
| Linux Servers | Business I | Business II | Enterprise I | Enterprise II |
| Processor | Opteron 1216 HE DC
2 x 2.4 GHz |
Opteron 1218 HE DC
2 x 2.6 GHz |
Opteron Budapest 1352
4 x 2.1 GHz |
Opteron Budapest 1356
4 x 2.3 GHz |
| Setup Fee | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Monthly Price | $99.99 | $199.99 | $299.99 | $399.99 |
| DDR Memory | 2GB | 4GB | 4GB | 8GB |
| Hard Drive (SATA) | 2 x 250GB | 2 x 500GB | 2 x 750GB | 2 x 1000GB |
| Bandwidth | 2,000GB | 3,000GB | 4,000GB | 5,000GB |
| Domains | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| MySQL Databases | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Operating System | CentOS 5 + Plesk 8 (Customizable) | |||
| IP Addresses | 1 (additional IP address cost $0.99/mo) | |||
| Private SSL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Email Account | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 1 & 1 Anti Phishing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spam Filter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Managed Server? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
More details on 1 & 1 dedicated hosting.
eBound Host Dedicated Hosting
Generally eBound Host are less well known compare with the above three.
However their dedicated hosting service offer a wide range of features and functions – RAID mirroring or striping, additional IP addresses, custom reverse lookup DNS, Plesk or Cpanel control panels and remote reboot, are all available on request. Here’s the quick view on their dedicated hosting features and pricing.
| Linux Servers | Special | Business | Supercharged |
| Processor | Intel E2140
1.6 GHz Dual Core |
Intel E2160
1.8 GHz Dual Core |
2.33 GHz Quad Xeon |
| CPU Upgrades (extra $26/mo) | Core 2 Duo
1.8 GHz |
Core 2 Duo
1.86 GHz |
Core 2 Duo
1.6 GHz |
| Setup Fee | Free | Free | Free |
| Monthly Price | $99 | $149 | $259 |
| DDR Memory* | 2 GB | 2 GB | 4GB |
| Hard Drive* | 320GB | 500GB | 2 x 500GB |
| Bandwidth | 2,000 kbps | 4,000 kbps | 6,000 kbps |
| IP Address | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Private SSL | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Managed Server? | Partially (Extra service charges may applied). | ||
More details on eBound Host dedicated hosting.
Conclusions and Recommendation for Dedicated Hosting Shoppers
At the time of writing, Hostgator is the only dedicated hosting that I’ve ever tried. They are chosen because the hosting plan is fairly priced plus I had very good past experience with their shared hosting plan.
There’s not much problem with Hostgator dedicated hosting and I’m happy with my service till now. With that said, I’m comfortable to recommend Hostgator dedicated hosting plan to all my readers. To order, you can use this offer link.
How about other 3 dedicated hosting plans?
I don’t have much comment on the other three except that 1 & 1 dedicated hosting plan seems pretty cheap. A point worth noting is that the price of 1 & 1 dedicated hosting are including cost of remote management; while maintenance operation like remote restart for Lunarpages and eBound Host will cost a small amount of money.
