hivelocity install directadmin for free..
although they guarantee you will have 256Mb, they still have the limit on other resources (eg total visitors that can connect to your site at one time).
besides, if I have the dedicated server, i can rent part of the space to friends cheaply and the rental can cover part of the server cost
Let say I offer 20 friends with 1G space 25G for RM10/month each, then I will have 20 * RM10 = RM200 (200/3.7 = about USD54). And this will cover most of server fees already and I still have 20G space and 500G bandwidth
anyway, this only a plan
Server spec:
2.0 GHz Processor
512Mb Memory
40 GB Disc Space
1000 GB Premium Bandwidth