hi,
please help me out to choose the right server, i will be hosting about 150 sites with high php + mysql interface,
the following servers are the ones that provide all that i need but with some positive and negative aspects.
so i want to ask you IF YOU HAVE TO BUY A SERVER AMONG THE FOLLOWING TWO THEN WHAT WILL YOU TAKE FOR HOSTING 150 SITES WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC IN MIND 
MY BUDGET IS BELOW $470/MONTH
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1st server,
DUAL XEON 5520 8 x 2.26GHZ + hyper-threading CPU
RAM 12GB DDR3
TOTAL SPACE: 750GB,[ 2*250GB HDD SATA + 250GB (MYSQL) ]
(TAKING NO RAID DUE TO COST +$50)
PORT UPLINK: 1000MB
BANDWIDTH: 10TB
BASIC HOST MANAGED +
TAKING SERVER MANAGEMENT: BY PSM
TOTAL COST: $440/MONTH APPROX
POSITIVE POINTS
- SUPER FAST SERVER
- BETTER RAM AND IN DDR3
- 10TB IN AND 10TB OUT
- VALUE FOR MONEY SERVER.
NEGATIVE POINTS:
- I WILL GET LESS SPACE.
- TAKING NO RAID, THOUGH ITS AVAILABLE.
- HAVE TO TAKE PRIVATE MANAGEMENT OF PSM.
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2nd server,
INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q9550 2.83GHZ
RAM 8GB DDR2
TOTAL SPACE: 1500GB,[ 1000GB 7200 RPM SATA + 500GB (MYSQL) ]
(TAKING RAID 1)
PORT UPLINK: 1000MB
BANDWIDTH: 10TB
FULLY MANAGED BY HOST
TOTAL COST $460/MONTH APPROX
POSITIVE POINTS
- MORE SPACE +750GB
- SUFFICIENT RAM 8GB
- 10TB IN AND 10TB OUT
- TAKING RAID 1
- FULLY MANAGED BY THE HOST
NEGATIVE POINTS:
- OUTDATED SERVER NOT TOO POWERFUL IN COMPARISON TO THE OTHER.
- MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE OTHER.
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ALL OTHER VIEWS ARE WELCOMED AND IF YOU KNOW ANY SERVER THAT CAN BEET THESE THEN PLEASE DO MENTION IT
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