BuyVM announces free SSD upgrades on all 256MB+ OpenVZ plans!

[Aldryic C'boas]

@ Fran -- Would your standard prices for new clients be going up? Seeing as your getting into the SSD world would this affect your current pricing?

Is there a change in price?

None at all. As mentioned you'll have to sacrifice half of your disk space, though, to make this possible.

 

[Francisco]

We're not giving a 1:1 on 256MB/512MB plans with the move to SSD's.

Read back and you'll see we mentioned that a customer must sacrifice 50% of their space (or upgrade to a 1GB/2GB) to get moved to SSD's.

The 1G's & 2G's keep their allocations since we've been wanting to improve what we include in those plans for a while now.

Francisco

 

[raindog308]

This news gives me a big pony in my loincloth.

Still planning to bump BW on the 1G/2G?

 

[Francisco]

This news gives me a big pony in my loincloth.

Still planning to bump BW on the 1G/2G?

That'll also happen

We'll do it at the same time whenever a 1G / 2G upgrades to the SSD's.

Francisco

 

[Francisco]

Ahem.

Please make sure your anus is strapped firmly into the seat.

So after a sit down with Anthony it looks like we're doing a 1:1 SATA->SSD conversion on all plans minus the 128MB's. :3

This means you will not lose half of your space nor your disk addons. We will not be upgrading all nodes at once, but probably 8 nodes per month.

Enjoy? :3

Francisco

 

[MannDude]

This makes me feel funny in my pants area.

Can't wait till all my VMs are switched over. Vrrrooom!

 

[vanarp]

How about my earlier suggestion of adding that saved SATA storage to the 128MB's? I am not sure of any technical limitations though.

 

[Francisco]

How about my earlier suggestion of adding that saved SATA storage to the 128MB's? I am not sure of any technical limitations though.

128's aren't upgrading.

All other plans keep their space and addon space. Everything moves to SSD's.

Francisco

 

[bizzard]

This looks great and loves the way how the plans evolved.

 

[clarity]

I am happy to hear this. With my 512 box, I thought that I was kind of getting the shaft slightly. Now, I am shaft free! Excited!

 

[Ivan]

Awesome. 

When will new orders be processed in the SSD nodes?

 

[Francisco]

Awesome. 

When will new orders be processed in the SSD nodes?

Likely next month but possibly some this month

All nodes will be upgraded in due time (read: this year).

Francisco

 

[Shados]

Damnit, now I'm going to finally crumble and get a BuyVM node even though I have no conceivable need for another VPS right now D:.

 

[Francisco]

Damnit, now I'm going to finally crumble and get a BuyVM node even though I have no conceivable need for another VPS right now D:.

Cancel the others! >_>

Francisco

 

[drmike]

All nodes will be upgraded in due time (read: this year).

Is this one of those jokes like IPv6 availability?

Stop teasing, you are going to make the competition cry.  Wait for temper tantrums in 3...2...1...

 

[Francisco]

Is this one of those jokes like IPv6 availability?

Stop teasing, you are going to make the competition cry.  Wait for temper tantrums in 3...2...1...

Hah!

Francisco

 

[willie]

Wait, you're gonna sell 256MB vps's with 30GB of pure SSD, for $3.50/month?  And you're going to do the same thing with KVM at $5?  That's just mindboggling.  I gotta ask what kind of SSD it is, and what kind of RAID setup if any.  Have you got the smartctl -a output?

 

[Francisco]

Wait, you're gonna sell 256MB vps's with 30GB of pure SSD, for $3.50/month?  And you're going to do the same thing with KVM at $5?  I gotta ask what kind of SSD it is, and what kind of RAID setup if any.  Have you got the smartctl -a output?

Hi Willie,

Yes to both but KVM will be next year. OpenVZ's will be moving to this.

We'll be using RAID10 w/ samsung 1TB's. We'll be using Adaptec 7805's.

Francisco

 

[wlanboy]

Wait, you're gonna sell 256MB vps's with 30GB of pure SSD, for $3.50/month?  And you're going to do the same thing with KVM at $5?  That's just mindboggling.  I gotta ask what kind of SSD it is, and what kind of RAID setup if any.  Have you got the smartctl -a output?

Yup that is an instant buy - or at least a really good argument to buy into the Vegas location.

 

[willie]

Hi Willie,


Yes to both but KVM will be next year. OpenVZ's will be moving to this.


We'll be using RAID10 w/ samsung 1TB's. We'll be using Adaptec 7805's.


Francisco

Thanks!  It is a very bold move and I hope it works out.