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Nexus Bytes LA Ryzen 3900X Pre-order Special

The very first offer to be reviewed for price-performance value in 2020 is the Nexus Bytes LA Ryzen 3900X pre-order special. Nexus Bytes should be familiar with all the readers of LowEndBoxes Review because our reference REBOX1 comes from them. The question is, do they have a better offer than REBOX1 in 2020? Their LA pre-order special looks to be one that exceeds expectations! Let’s look at the specs of the VPS-1G-Pre-Order-Special plan:

  • AMD Ryzen 3900X @ 3.8Ghz
  • 1 vCPU
  • 1GB RAM
  • 30GB disk storage
  • NVMe disk type
  • 1TB Monthly Bandwidth
  • 1 Gbps Port
  • $1.76 per month (annual payment with Switcher and Bencher special, otherwise $3/m)
  • KVM Virtualization
  • Location: Los Angeles, California

Nexus Bytes have done something very interesting of late to give greater value for their products. They have introduced the Switcher special, where if you currently own a VPS with other providers, you can “trade in” for up to four months worth of extra service credit. That means with an annual payment, you get 16 months instead of 12 months with the Switcher special.

In addition, if you post a benchmark of your new VPS on the LowEndSpirit Forum, Nexus Bytes will give you an additional month of service credit, making a total of 17 months for your first annual payment. Effectively, the monthly price stacking all these promos together works out to be $1.76. What a deal!

The results of the LEBRE scoring methodology (using the $1.76 per month amount) is as follows:

Well, it is clear that this LA pre-order special is more than a match for our 2019 REBOX1! Aside from the bandwidth (which is still decent), it effectively matches REBOX1 in terms of the value you are getting for the number of vCPUs and RAM, but you are getting almost double value in terms of the CPU Passmark, disk size, disk type and port speed! The overall LEBRE score of 141 clearly indicates that you are getting much more value per dollar than the previous excellent REBOX1 offer!

Of course, you might be thinking that this is a teeny-weeny little sparrow of a VPS and you need a bad-ass bald eagle instead. Nexus Bytes actually allows you to scale this smallest plan all the way up to 12 vCPUs, 12GB RAM, 360GB NVMe and 12TB monthly bandwidth for pre-order, and all the switcher and bencher perks apply. We just didn’t have time to calculate them all. The range of plans can be found here.

As with all Nexus Bytes plans, you get a free backup NAT storage VPS equivalent to your VPS storage size, free Blesta billing software and for annual payment, a free Windows server 2019 license.

TL;DR Basically REBOX1 rebooted with better value when trading in your current VPS plan, with the option of up-sizing or supersizing to suit your requirements.

If you are afraid of missing this excellent Nexus Bytes LA Ryzen 3900X Pre-order Special, buy your box immediately (or check out their up-sized and supersized variants) and support Nexus Bytes, who is on The Whitelist.

Wishosting KVM Boxing Day 2019 SSD Special

Wishosting is now having a limited time offer with their Boxing Day 2019 special offer. This provider is not one with flashy promotions, but when they do offer promotions, you should certainly take notice because they are usually superb deals! Here are the specs of the current Wishosting KVM Boxing Day 2019 SSD Special:

  • Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 @ 2.50GHz
  • 2 vCPU
  • 4GB RAM
  • 100GB disk storage
  • SSD disk type
  • 5TB Monthly Bandwidth
  • 1 Gbps Port
  • $9.99 per quarter (or $3.99 monthly)
  • KVM Virtualization
  • Location: Kansas City, Missouri

The results of the LEBRE scoring methodology (using the lower $3.33 per month amount) is as follows:

Well, well, what can we say? Compared to REBOX1, this Wishosting offer only failed to match our reference box in two aspects: CPU Passmark score and Disk Type, although both of these are still acceptable in terms of the price-performance ratio. When we look at all the other indicators, they easily hold their own compared to REBOX1 and is most certainly excellent value for money!

The RAM and bandwidth are very generous for the quarterly pricing, and the 100GB fast SSD storage you get for a mere $3.33 per month (if you pay quarterly) is an absolute steal. You will probably not have to worry about running out of space ever if you are not doing anything particularly intensive on storage like video files, raw DSLR images or Linux ISOs.

The overall LEBRE score of 143 suggests that this box is superb in value and justifiably so. The CPU is doesn’t get speeding tickets like our REBOX1 but it is more than sufficient to power most needs. Everything else is a bargain for that price, and this should be one of your Christmas hauls this year.

TL;DR At a monthly price of less than half of a Starbucks coffee, this is an affordable beast for most use cases. Just buy it already.

If you are afraid of missing this excellent Wishosting KVM Boxing Day 2019 SSD offer, buy your box immediately and support Wishosting, who is on The Whitelist.

PHP-Friends Winterspecial vServer SSD 2019

PHP-Friends previously provided a very compelling Black Friday 2019 offer and if you didn’t get that offer then, they are back with another delicious offer for Christmas! In case their name doesn’t ring a bell, PHP-Friends is a German provider with a very strong reputation on various lowend hosting forums. The specs of the new PHP-Friends Winterspecial vServer SSD 2019 offer is as follows:

  • Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 @ 2.60GHz
  • 4 vCPU
  • 10GB RAM
  • 160GB disk storage
  • SSD disk type
  • 5TB Monthly Bandwidth (throttled to 10mbits beyond that)
  • 1 Gbps Port
  • €6.72 monthly without VAT (only for those outside EU, otherwise €8 per month with VAT)
  • KVM Virtualization
  • Location: Germany

The results of the LEBRE scoring methodology (using the lower €6.72 per month amount) is as follows:

Compared to REBOX1, this PHP-Friends’s Winterspecial vServer SSD offers pretty weak price-performance ratio in terms of the host node CPU and the disk type. In terms of the number of vCPUs and bandwidth offered, though, it offers decent value, although the port speed at its price point is not that great value.

What is really impressive is the jaw-dropping 10GB RAM and staggering 160GB SSD storage space that you are getting, which is much higher than their previous already impressive Black Friday offer. Based on the current exchange rate, this VPS is slightly higher than the $7 per month cap that we set on LEBRE. However, we are of the opinion that we can let that slide this time because it is an excellent offer that LEBRE readers should seriously consider.

The overall LEBRE score of 101 suggests that this PHP-Friends Winterspecial vServer SSD is definitely comparable to our reference REBOX1 in terms of offering great value. In terms of absolute price per month, this offer is marginally higher than what we usually consider to be a low end box pricing side. However, that price tag is more than well-justified with that 10GB RAM and 160 GB fast SSD storage.

If you prefer an European location and you don’t want to go through the hassle of upgrading to a box with more RAM or storage in future, better grab this offer before it is sold out!

TL;DR Excellent value, period. With such large RAM and storage, your server expansion needs are future-proofed at a price point way lower than a dedicated.

If you are afraid of missing this excellent PHP-Friends Winterspecial vServer SSD 2019 offer, buy your box immediately and support PHP-Friends, who is on The Whitelist.

Update: real-world VPS benchmarks

  • https://talk.lowendspirit.com/discussion/comment/10799/#Comment_10799

PHP-Friends vServer SSD Black Friday 2019

PHP-Friends has lined up a Black Friday 2019 offer (probably their first ever Black Friday offer). They are a German provider with a very strong reputation on various lowend hosting forums. The specs of the PHP-Friends vServer SSD Black Friday 2019 offer is as follows:

  • Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 @ 2.60GHz
  • 2 vCPU
  • 6GB RAM
  • 100GB disk storage
  • SSD disk type
  • 5TB Monthly Bandwidth (throttled to 10mbits beyond that)
  • 1 Gbps Port
  • €24.96 every 6 months (for those outside EU, otherwise €29.70 every 6 months)
  • KVM Virtualization
  • Location: Germany

The results of the LEBRE scoring methodology (using the lower €24.96 every 6 months amount) is as follows:

Compared to REBOX1, this PHP-Friends’s Black Friday offer is on the weak side in terms of the value you are getting for the host node CPU and the disk type. In terms of the number of vCPUs, it is actually of somewhat decent value, and it exceeds our excellent REBOX1 in terms the bandwidth and port speed offered.

What you should really sit up and take note is the massive 6GB RAM and the 100GB storage space that you are getting. PHP-Friends is not stranger to high RAM VPS plans, but they usually are priced out of the lowend market. This is one of the RARE times where you can score a high RAM VPS for less than 7 dollars per month.

The overall LEBRE score of 122 is indicative that you should seriously consider this PHP-Friends offer because it has managed to beat our excellent reference REBOX1. This is an excellent value proposition especially if you need both lots of RAM and lots of fast SSD storage space, especially if you prefer an European location.

TL;DR This box is of excellent value and should be seriously considered by those with a need for high RAM boxes and plentiful fast SSD storage.

If you are afraid of missing this excellent PHP-Friends vServer SSD Black Friday 2019 offer, buy your box immediately and support PHP-Friends, who is on The Whitelist.

Update: real-world VPS benchmarks

  • https://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/comment/3052990/#Comment_3052990

Nexus Bytes MT Basic SSD

Nexus Bytes is having its weekly 72-hour Mega Thursday Basic SSD offer with the following specs:

  • Intel Xeon E3-1230 host node
  • 2 vCPU
  • 1GB RAM
  • 100GB Disk
  • SSD Disk Type
  • 10TB Monthly Bandwidth
  • 1Gpbs Port
  • $4 per month
  • KVM Virtualization
  • Locations: Germany and New York
  • Special bonus: Free 100GB Storage VPS with 1IPv4 NAT (384MB RAM, 2TB Monthly Bandwidth)

How this limited time deal fared under our LEBRE scoring methodology is presented below:

Compared to REBOX1 (also previously offered by Nexus Bytes), the value of this offer is somewhat poor in terms of host node single-core Passmark, RAM and disk type. However, it offers a very good value for number of vCPUs, and port speed, and the strongest selling points are the undoubtedly the massive 10TB bandwidth that makes REBOX1’s 3TB bandwidth look measly, and the super generous 100GB snappy SSD storage space.

The overall LEBRE score of 122 indicates that this box has a better price-performance value compared to the reference REBOX1. It is perfectly well-suited for personal use such as hosting a blog. If your blog is very rich in media or if you need to share or transfer lots of data every month, then this box is perfect for you.

One other VERY, VERY IMPORTANT consideration that we cannot capture using our LEBRE scoring methodology is the free 100GB storage NAT VPS that comes with this plan (you need to open a ticket to get it). Some providers offer an additional block storage that you can mount with your basic plan, but Nexus Bytes is offering an additional storage VPS complete with its own RAM, bandwidth and OS!

You literally buy one VPS and get another free.

This is definitely a very interesting value proposition. There are many possibilities with an additional NAT storage VPS. You can mount it as a additional drive using SSHFS and you effectively get 200GB storage! Backups and things that are not needed to be accessed frequently can be sent to the NAT storage VPS so as not to take up space on your faster SSD. If you want, you can even put a lightweight web server on the NAT VPS!

TL;DR A box that gets most things done for bandwidth guzzlers. Free additional storage too? Just take my money.

You have less than 72 hours to buy your box in Germany or in New York to support Nexus Bytes, who is on The Whitelist.

Update: real-world VPS benchmarks

HostDoc KC3 Kansas Flash Sale

HostDoc is offering a VPS flash sale with the following specs:

  • Intel Xeon E7-4870 host node
  • 4 vCPU
  • 8GB RAM
  • 50GB + 50GB Disk
  • SSD + HDD Disk Type
  • Unlimited Monthly Bandwidth
  • 1Gbps Port
  • £4.16 per month (annual payment; otherwise £4.99 per month)
  • KVM Virtualization
  • Location: Kansas

The results of the LEBRE scoring methodology (using the lower £4.16 amount) is as follows:

Compared to REBOX1, the value of this HostDoc’s offering is very weak for host node single-core Passmark, lacking quite a bit of juice compared to recent offers on LEBRE. Disk type and port speeds are reasonable, but it truly shines in number of vCPUs, RAM and disk size. The highlight is no doubt the unlimited bandwidth at 1Gbps port speed that blows to bits our REBOX1.

The overall LEBRE score of 216 suggests that this HostDoc Kansas offering is of extreme exceptional value, obliterating the reference REBOX1. The host node CPU is pretty weak, but everything else more than makes up for that weakness. If your use case requires lots of RAM and fast bandwidth, look no further.

TL;DR Just buy it now if you don’t need a powerful CPU.

If you are afraid of missing the offer, buy your box immediately and support HostDoc, who is on The Whitelist.

Update: real-world VPS benchmarks

SmartHost KVM NVME SSD Budget VPS Flash Sale

SmartHost is offering a VPS flash sale (Nov 2019) with the following specs:

  • Intel Xeon E5-2670 host node
  • 4 vCPU
  • 8GB RAM
  • 40GB Disk
  • Nvme Disk Type
  • 2TB Monthly Bandwidth
  • 1Gbps Port
  • $5.79 per month (annual payment; otherwise $6.95 per month)
  • KVM Virtualization
  • Locations: Los Angeles CA, Buffalo NY, & Dallas TX

The results of the LEBRE scoring methodology (using the lower $5.79 amount) is as follows:

LEBRE Scores (higher is better)

Compared to REBOX1, the value of SmartHost’s offering is weak for host node single-core Passmark and bandwidth, but reasonable for disk type, disk size and port speed. However, its value is very strong in terms of number of vCPUs and exceptionally strong for RAM, clearly blowing REBOX1 out of the water.

The overall LEBRE score of 85 suggests that this SmartHost offering is highly competitive relative to the reference REBOX1, especially if number of vCPUs and RAM is a key concern for the intended use case.

TL;DR If you need a dedicated server performance but don’t have the money for one, get this.

If you are afraid of missing the offer, buy your box immediately and support SmartHost, who is on The Whitelist.

Update: real-world VPS benchmarks