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Ask HN: Desktop as a Service for Personal Use?

4 pointsby jacksonkmarleyover 4 years ago
I&#x27;m wondering if anyone has any experience&#x2F;suggestions about providers of virtual desktops that are suitable for personal use (price&#x2F;usability&#x2F;convenience etc.).<p>I have found that I like having the ability to spin up different virtual machines set up for different projects. For the sake of the argument let&#x27;s say for example 5 VMs. My current laptop struggles because it&#x27;s old, and I&#x27;m wondering if I can just get a cheap one next time and do everything on the cloud. Also there are issues with storage etc. if I want it accessible from anywhere.<p>I tried Amazon Workspaces with Amazon linux, it was just ok to work in, and got a bit expensive once the trial period wore off. Also just dealing with the AWS interface stuff was too complicated for my simple needs.<p>Suggestions? Ideas? Comments?

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rasenganover 4 years ago
You could try Shells.com [1].<p>It&#x27;s much cheaper than AWS and dedicated to personal desktop service. You can access it with desktop and mobile apps or via any modern browser.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;shells.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;shells.com&#x2F;</a>
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