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fujiko,
you're going to want something that has a nice newer processor (quadcore) with at least 4GB DDR2 RAM, and at least 1 fast hard drive. A good host will be able to upgrade the RAM at a moments notice when you need more, so starting with 4GB isn't that big of a deal as long as you go with a good host.
You have different options on how to setup the server depending on your budget. If you want to go high end, I would suggest RAID-10 with SAS, or if you want to go medium range you could do RAID-10 with SATA-II. (RAID-10 requires a hardware raid controller, and 4 drives, but gives your mirroring+striping for data redundancy plus high performance)
In the end it'll be based off what your max budget is. You give the number you are looking to pay for the sites hosting, and then the host puts together the best package of 1 or multiple servers that can fit in that budget depending on the specific needs of your site.
Every site is different, so every server requirement will be different!
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