[ilaksh]

Linode has been such a great deal. Had been. I think the trick to saving money might be to find out how much RAM and CPU you actually need. If you really need the 20 cores and 96GB of RAM or whatever then that's another thing.

[ethicalsmacker]

I could do with fewer cores, but the memory (and most importantly, the disk space) has been critical for me). When I compare alternatives, it seems pretty bleak.

[ilaksh]

Smaller instance + block storage?

[ethicalsmacker]

That's an option, but seems to be only slightly cheaper (at Linode at least). I am also unsure of the block storage speeds and reliability (for example, use as a data directory on a database).