I benchmarked one last month against Contabo VPS-900 (https://contabo.com/en/vps/). Single-thread worse, multi-thread comparable to 4 vCPU. Power draw 95W TDP versus their shared host. For colo power costs, new gear pays back in months.
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This. Colo power is priced per amp or per kW. Old Xeon v2 is a space heater. Your "free" server becomes expensive fast.
What about just buying a used Dell R640 in Amsterdam locally? Marktplaats, or the German eBay Kleinanzeigen?
This. I got an R630 in Rotterdam for 200 EUR, seller even delivered. No customs, no shipping, no carnet.
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Now that's interesting. My Supermicro's worth maybe 150 GBP here. Sell local, buy local. Thread's convinced me.
Following this. Same situation, Madrid to Frankfurt colo.
Intra-UE, pas de problème. Schengen for goods. Amsterdam from UK is the hard one now.
