Originally Posted by dichotomy

I have same needs, + I need some link building tools running 24x7 on fast uplink so I got this spec from this guy (Hostamus):

i5-3570S
16GB RAM
1TB Hard Drive

Win server 2008 R2, 1Gbps port, unmetered.

$125/mo, located in Canada. They also have same deal in Europe, France.

You have to pick location close to you - less lag. You can really feel those milliseconds piling up.

Most of the soft will run on it BUT there will be plenty smart ones that will give you a finger saying that "you can't install this on server, need proper licence"...

Then again, there are plenty "open offices" out there or even google docs to do the most tricks for you. Not sure about video editing - it does require 3d graphics and servers usually have crap in there, just enough to spit out screen.

P.S. Two years ago I had such box with Win7 Pro - remote desktop. Maybe no need for "server" licence, I guess everyone has spare Win7 lying around...