[zxer]

another datapoint:

Linode 512: 3.96647 s, 50.8 MB/s

DigitalOcean 512: 5.87315 s, 34.3 MB/s

(though the digitalocean one feels much snappier)

[derengel]

wow, in what DC is your linode on?

[zxer]

London