I recently switched from Linode to a dedicated server from Hetzner as I found I could get better specs for only a few quid more / month (than Linodes 1GB package).
Linode was a great provider, but now I can manage my own VMs using Xen myself.
Not to answer for the OP but I'm both a Linode and Hetzner customer. The Hetzner machine has been solid and their network is great. But.. I keep the most important stuff on Linode because if a piece of hardware in the Hetzner machine blows up, I could be off the air for $indeterminate_time whereas with Linode, the worst case is I fire up another Linode within 5 minutes and reload from a backup.
Thanks for answering. In my case, I'm looking more at the Hetzner VPS offering, because it's in the same price range and has better specs than the equivalent Linode.
Linode was a great provider, but now I can manage my own VMs using Xen myself.