upgrading to a bigger linode vs. buying extras
I believe this is an obvious question however I could not find answer to it
I have a linode256 and I'm running out of bandwith (100GB). Now I have two options:
a) upgrade to linode384 (cost 30usd/month)
b) buy extras to my existing linode384 - I would need around 40GB/month which would cost 20usd/month (so overall cost of my linode would be 20+20=40usd/month)
I do not understanding this pricing now, cause option a) gives me not only the bandwith I need (150GB instead of 100GB) but also more ram, more cpu, more disk.
So now the question - why is the pricing created that way and what's the point at all in paying for "extras" (a very similar situation is the other resources) unless you are on linode 1024
regards
vanitas
3 Replies
caker
Linode Staff
On our end, we group similar Linodes together on a given host. In your case you're on a host with only other Linode 256s. Purchases extras on your host could essentially prevent us from selling another Linode 256 on that host.
An advantage to upgrading for you is that there would be less Linodes fighting for CPU/disk/network time. Go for the upgrade!
-Chris
Thank you for your quick explanation!
vanitas
Okay, there's one difference which could be important; RAM upgrades require only a reboot, plan upgrades require migration. But that's really nor a big difference and not big enough to matter for most people, I suspect.