I'm currently using a laptop to host a web server to practice on (mainly server administration and PHP/Python development). Come late January I want to move that setup to a VPS so I can get used to remote administration (which is probably closer to a real world scenario). My current choice is Linode, particularly their Linode 512 which seems to have decent specs for the price. The support and documentation looks good too. I also rummaged around Low End Box. I found some nice deals but the hardware specs all seemed way too low.
So, I wanted to ask, anyone know of a good but affordable VPS provider besides Linode? Or is my current choice good enough?
Requirements-wise, I was told that I should look for a provider that offers Xen VPS instances (which Linode provides), so I guess I'd like that. Hardware-wise, I'm not really knowledgeable enough to offer any right now.