Shared IP vs Dedicated Server

cost $5/month VS $50/month

[dailypress]

When would you recommend moving all your sites from a shared IP to a dedicated server?

What are the benefits in doing so? Any disadvantages other than the higher cost?

How much earning would you prefer to have before hosting all your websites on a dedicated server?

[adwatson]

Well, the basic benefits are: better performance, greater flexibility (i.e. setting up cron jobs, etc.), better security, possibly some SEO advantages.

I imagine most people are forced to upgrade for performance as the popularity of a site (or sites) forces them to get their own server. If that's the case, you should have enough traffic to pay for the increased cost somehow.

The only disadvantages I can think of is that you may need to learn more "sys admin stuff" as you'll now be running the whole machine - but control panels make that pretty simple these days.

[thecoalman]

There's the in between called VPS's which gives you part of dedicated server.

The biggest advantge to either a VPS or dedicated machine is you no longer have to worry aboutwhther you can or cannot do what you want. You make the rules.

Having said that the disadvantage is you get to make the rules so you have a lot to learn.