I have two quotes from hosting providers for a web/db setup, which one is offering me better hardware? (I know there is a lot of other things to consider besides hardware, I just don't know enough to determine which host's gear is better)
Host A
Firewall
- 1x Cisco Pix 506
Fully Managed Server #1
- HP DL360 G5
- 1x Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5420 (2.50 GHz, 80 Watts, 1333 FSB)
- 8GB RAM
- 2x 146GB SFF SAS 15k Hard Drives RAID 1
Fully Managed Server #2
- HP DL320 G5
- Intel Xeon 3050 Dual-Core Processor 2.13Ghz
- 4GB RAM
- 2x 146GB SAS 15k Hard Drive RAID 1
Host B
Firewall
- Cisco ASA 5505 Standard
Fully Managed Server #1
- Dell PowerEdge R410
- Quad Core Intel Xeon E5504
- 4GB RAM
- 2 x 250GB 7K hot swappable SATA drives in RAID 1
Fully Managed Server #2
- Dell PowerEdge R410
- Quad Core Intel Xeon E5502
- 4GB RAM
- 1 x 250GB 7K SATA drive
Some clarifications...
Not a lot of traffic, hopefully some day :)
No VMWare
Don't need lots of disk space