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Do i go for Dedicated Server or Shared hosting?

I am starting up an online payment processing company like PayPal. I wanna know which option to go with. Dedicated or Shared hosting? I have seen a Shared hosting company that offeres Unlimited Everything! http://www.heartinternet.co.uk/business-h.shtml should i go with them or should i go with FastHost? http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/dedicatedservers/

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1. They both seem equal though fasthost actually gives speeds. & fasthost seems to offer more in the way of security. Which is a serious concern if you are offering a payment processing services... who has access to those servers? & how is security applied? ect. I'd also probably go for a dedicated server just so I wouldn't have to deal with any of the issues associated with shared resources which if any brought down the server or slowed response times affects your business.
2. A good dedicated server is more expensive. Shared hosting can be slow if others are taking the bandwidth. It's up to you but if a site is going to VERY busy then shared hosting is out of the question.