I am generally a pretty low-key user once I have everything set up. I'm also open to sharing something like a KS2G with someone if they already have one. (ruTorrent with rtorrent 0.8.6 is preferred)
What the VPS will be used for: - Private seedbox (private tracker only and the downloaded files are also hidden from public access) - Private VPN - Personal file storage (if I need to upload stuff when I'm away from home and it's too large or inconvenient to email)
Budget: Obviously as low as possible, but $15/month or less. I was most recently sharing a KS 2G with another member for $10.50-11/month and it worked out well. Before that, I had a great VPS (4GB RAM/300GB HDD/80TB BW/1Gbit) for $16/month.
Specs: OpenVZ is fine. Location - Preferably, OVH FR so that most of the traffic is internal to their network, but I'm open to other locations. HDD size - 500GB+, RAM - 1GB+, BW - 5TB+, Line - 100Mbit+.
In the past couple years of having a seedbox, I have never had even the whisper of a DMCA takedown notice.
Load and CPU usage are usually minimal (though load does increase initially when allocating space for a torrent) and RAM usage is usually <50MB (and consistently < 200MB).
I have come across a some posts mentioning 3 or 4 hosts here that have more of a laissez-faire policy when it comes to torrents, but thought I would throw this out there in case any other hosts is interested.
Please do not turn this into a discussion of what people download or from where. Among other things, I mainly TV shows because I'm rarely home and CBF to record them. I'm just looking for someone that wants to take my (easy) money and provide me with an agreed-upon service.