Slicehost Adds 32-bit Images, Linode is Still Cheaper
A little while ago, I put up a small post about why Linode is (slightly) better than Slicehost. One of my reasons was that Slicehost defaults to 64-bit versions of Linux, meaning running the same applications take up more memory (other people have provided more qualitative evidence of this). Well, now Slicehost is experimenting with 32-bit userspace, while keeping the kernel 64-bit. That will probably help memory usage, as long as you are using one of the distributions that supports this and don't mind that it's still experimental support on Slicehost's part. There are other ways to do this, too, but...it just seems easier to go with a host that is 32-bit to start with, unless you specifically need a 64-bit system.
Besides, Linode's plans still give you more for the same cost. So I will be sticking with them.
