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They have cloud desktops at relatively cheap options and are always accessable. Plus you can use the gaming desktops for steam. Ubuntu options available as well. Been using them since they started and I can honestly say I will never have to buy another PC again.
I'm afraid I can't offer a solution, but I can say that I have successfully used Paperspace on my Acer R11 and it runs from the browser.. Depending on what you're looking for (performance-wise), it might be a good fit? Personally, I prefer the pricing structure as well.
PaperSpace is one of the better ones I've seen that's reasonable on pricing and such that hasn't been recommended yet.
AWS Workspaces that /u/julietscause recommended would be another solid one.
I do virtualization consulting for a living.
I think the option you mentioned (Parsec with Paperspace) is pretty good, that's the one I am currently using as well: I used the P4000 model ($5 for 50GB storage + $0.40/h) with the Parsec public template when setting up the machine
If you want to give it a try you can use a referral code. Mine is 2RK9SIM if you want to use it (Sign-up link with referral)
I haven't did the math, but this
https://www.paperspace.com/pricing seems to be cheaper
I thing in OVH you can find cheaper ones
Google cloud charges you per training instead of per hour, so it could turn out to be cheaper depending on the project.
There are a lot of alternatives, and probably some of them could be cheaper if you don't mind to lose all the other things AWS offer you.
Anyway the difference is not huge, look at what suits you better.
Even getting Nvidia ML to work on Linux is not a walk in the park. If you're a beginner and just want to get your feet wet sort of speak, perhaps using one of the cloud providers may be a better option.
Here is one that seems to offer decent pricing but I am not affiliated with them and I've never used them myself so do some more research than I did: https://www.paperspace.com/pricing
It isn't one of the cheapest options available, I think a provider like Shadow makes more sense due to it's fixed price.
Paperspace divides their fee into 2 things:
- One fixed monthly amount for storage. The amount you have to pay depends on how many storage you want. I for example have 250GB of storage and that's a fixed amount of $10/month.
- A variable amount depending on how much time your machine is turned and whats specs the machine has.
Mine for example uses a Quadro P5000, for which they charge $0.78/month. They do not do any upwards rounding to the next hour or anything like that. If your machine is turned of for 3 minutes, you will be charged for those 3 minutes at the end of the month, not for an hour or something.
So, for example, what I'll have to pay when the month ends: Storage: $10 Playtime: 5.62 hours. This totals $4.38. So in total I'll have to pay $14.38 at the end of this month. It might be better explained on their website.
Yeah compute would be best. Also, not sure if you are done with development, but you can use a Paperspace GPU Instance for free with Jupyter notebook already installed. It's great for developing in python. I use it every day. This probably won't have a ton of power to do what you need but you can at least use it to test things first before you start burning your Google Credits.
It was discontinued. You can make a similar setup by creating an account directly on https://www.paperspace.com/ and manage your machine through their control panel. Parsec used to automate this process through the Parsec GUI.
You can rent a GPU cheaply. So no need to buy an expensive laptop
Floydhub has a GPU for $1.2/hr.
paperspace has a GPU for $0.51/hr.
also, check out Digital Ocean
Hi,
So I tried the code on Google Colab, using both CPU and GPU runtimes.
It was twice as fast on GPU than on CPU. So it's definitely using the GPU capabilities.
But I'm guessing it might have been a powered down GPU.
I'm not an expert on this, but I would assume that you should try other platforms.
Floydhub gives you 20 hours of free CPU time, and if you enter your card details, also gives you 2 hours of free GPU time. You can cancel before your GPU time is up and you get billed. Since you already have your code ready, you can run it there and see how fast it goes. I believe they also have a Python library, so that you can write the code on your local machine and let them do the processing, you can look up their docs for this.
If you think paying a small price for a few minutes of powerful GPU time is worth it for the work you do, you can try Paperspace (https://www.paperspace.com/pricing), they have pay-per-second billing, and a service called Gradient which looks like Jupyter/Colab, and should make it easy for you to paste your code there and run it.
I've had success running Cemu on Parsec using a cloud gaming machine at Paperspace. This works great on any platform, including Macs or low-powered Windows machines.
> If I use the Laptop just like a regular PC and plug the Monitor in the external GPU this isn't an issue, right?
Correct.
> That usually takes a toll on Laptops in the long run so I might use a small barebone PC/ext.GPU setup in case I have to worry for my laptop
Consider renting a server instead of buying a PC. If you are GPU heavy, consider https://www.paperspace.com/pricing
Get a paperspace account and install TOS in it. You can then access it through a standard web browser on standard ports, which are unlikely to be blocked. It's $5/month plus $0.10/hour so to save money just open it when you need to trade.
(I don't work for paperspace)
I can second using Amazon EC2, however, if you are more familiar with VMware Workstation and would rather just use that inside a Windows instance without setting up SSH or the like, you can use a combination of Paperspace (their Standard tier should be adequate) and Parsec, running Win7 or 10 on the paperspace server and then VMware inside of that, using Parsec to connect.
You can use codes PARSEC2017, CLOUDYGAMER and 57MDIO on Paperspace to get $20 in credit, which is more than enough if you only have the server running for the rounds and to set things up (10 cents per fully consumed hour).
See here for more info on setting it up. If you can't install Parsec on a local PC to use to connect to the paperspace server, you can probably get away with just using the default browser viewer, through it may be a little bit laggy.
Paperspace here -- would love your feedback on our cloud platform. Here's a code for $5 off: CLOUDYGAMER731
A couple key points:
- We don't charge for bandwidth
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Here's a blog post on getting started.
Note: The Parsec template is optimized for gaming and comes preloaded with Steam, Blizzard, Origin etc. The promo code above will unlock this template (you may need to do a refresh when creating your first machine after you enter the code).
Depends on the machine specs required but you could consider using a remote machine on an hourly or monthly basis if you wanted to not worry about buying a new machine or remoting into your own.
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I set up access to a remote desktop, either home or something like Paperspace. Then I can bring up a remote window and not have to worry about any personal data being leaked on the network I'm using.
Would depend on what plan you use.. I haven't done anything on paperspace in years. Check their website for pricing and specs, but I remember it being one of the more affordable options.
This invite link should give you $10 to play around with. I don't think you need to make a purchase to get it, but idk tbh. I haven't used it in a long time lol console.paperspace.com/signup?R=uo56wp
Non-invite link to their site: https://www.paperspace.com/
I know you said no cloud, but I think Paperspace would be a ideal fit for this use case https://www.paperspace.com/core
Otherwise you'll need to spend serious money getting servers with GPUs and high speed processes. Depending on user count, that'll be $40k minimum. Then monitoring, upkeep, backups, security, power ..
Do you know about Paper Space? You can run a Windows VM on a Macbook: https://www.paperspace.com/
It works on my 2018 MacBook Pro, but it can be slow sometimes. There are ways to optimize paper space to make it more efficient, but it sometimes struggles with the graphics. If you use Paper Space, I would suggest getting the most expensive instance, the GPU+, which gives you a full GPU.
You pay per hour for usage, so it doesn't end up being that expensive if you say play for 20 hours a week and don't mind paying like 50 cents an hour. It's not the perfect solution, but if you only have a Mac and want to play, this works.
There's other cloud VM subscription options out there that'd be a better fit for your needs imo. Paperspace offers CPU only or non-dedicated GPU options way cheaper than their gaming rigs: https://www.paperspace.com/pricing
Just to note: paperspace isn't good for gaming. The image resolution was super blurry even with ethernet connection.
Might seem like an obvious answer, but have you thought about OneNote? I'm not a huge fan myself, but it seems like it would do what you want. The only other solution I can think of would be using Jupyter Notebook as your repo with Pandas DataFrames as your "spreadsheets" if you are comfortable scripting in Python. If you are interested in Jupyter notebook, you can spin up a cloud instance in a few seconds for free with https://www.paperspace.com/
Yeah, once your instance is set up, you connect to the desktop via a browser or for an enhanced feature set (like multi-monitor), they have an app. Check out their cloud desktops. https://www.paperspace.com/vdi
I've been looking into this myself as my MacBook air is definitely not built for running simulations involving more than 10 particles.😆 So far I've come across these 2 services, but I've yet to try them out.
https://www.awsthinkbox.com/studio-in-the-cloud/virtual-workstations
Hi! I've been in a similar position for a while, instead of paying a load of money down on a hard hitting PC k use paperspace. It lets you stream a desktop from a data centre with dedicated graphics.
I pay $0.41/h for a p4000 with 8 core CPU and 30gb of RAM. There are more powerful Machines available but this one works for me.
They can also be used for gaming and photogrammetry.
If you use this code you'll get $10 credit to try it out, that should be enough for the monthly $5 storage charge and about 10 hours of machine uptime. https://www.paperspace.com/&R=6761HSU
If you have any questions let me know, it's a seriously useful tool and you can access it from anywhere with decent broadband!
I run a mid-level office PC for most modelling, but when I need extra grunt I spin up my virtual desktop using paperspace and stream it using parsec gaming.
I pay $0.41/hour to run the machine and $5/mo for the storage. The one I use (again mid level) has an Nvidia Quadro P4000 (8GB VRAM) dedicated graphics card, 30gb of ram and 8vCPUs. You can scale to a p6000 with increased specs for not much more. It runs windows server in desktop mode so it feels like running win10 pro.
I work in IT hardware and I've had a lot of gaming rigs but when my last one failed and it was time to rebuild from new, I started using paperspace as my solution for everything when the laptop wouldn't cut it. Modelling, gaming, photo/video editing and photogrammetry are all done in my cloud VDI.
If you want to try it then I have a $10 referral code which should give you a good few hours of running a machine, I also get credit but their referral scheme is an easy one because their product is genuinely useful! https://www.paperspace.com/&R=6761HSU
I've been using LibreOffice and OpenOffice over the years along side of MS Office. The linux Libre Office on Chromebook works great. Depending on how this Parallels thing turns out, might not be too long until we start seeing Windows apps working on Chromebook. Another option which has worked well for me for CAD is to run a Paperspace Core VM, but that is strictly online only.
This is Paperspace's DIY-setup for a cloud gaming server, using Parsec: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sU0mK82ZN8&feature=emb_title
You can find more info here: https://www.paperspace.com/gaming
I just did it three weeks ago and it's really great for my needs. I have half giga-bit internet, wired, and it works well for my partner who doesn't have a gaming rig. They use it on their Macbook Air and it works really well. We tried wireless and it was fine, but there was more input lag than wired, which is to be expected.
The one thing that struck me about Paperspace was how easy the setup was. I mean, it really is as simple as the video made it look, at least for me.
The game I've spent the most time testing it on is Overwatch on ultra graphics, 60 fps solid. Great performance and I would recommend it if you have stable internet.
I found the site to be very slow when testing. Also when researching people were saying support was poor and they hand a problem with extensions.
I have heard of a guy using paperspace to host drake for pennys per hour. I have got it to work for 1 user not networked. He says there is no support but his technical ability is strong.
https://www.paperspace.com/vdi
If you have an extra computer on the network I have found remote desktop software to work. Like zohoassist or teamviewer.
I use drake on a local pc currently with zoho assist if I am away from that PC.
You can just enter a random address in the US, with a good enough internet it won't make a difference. Otherwise you can try https://www.paperspace.com/ Its mostly for develops but the PC is the same, ish.
Racun samo za ovo.
Zivim u Dublinu. Ping do data centara (Azure/AWS) mi je 0ms. Malo vise do UK centara.
GeForceNOW je super - u beta-i skoro godinu dana i sad live.
Koristim jos VM u AWS/Azure-u sa GPUima.
Multiplayer radi super sa 0ms pingom.
A sve sto nije multiplayer radi jos i bolje - sve u best grafici - Witcher, Doom, itd...
edit: moj komp je najjeftiniji surface pro i imam doma 500MBps internet
Do you know where to sign up for that? There's this page that talks about that but I don't get how the setup works. Do I just sign up for a free account with usage based billing and then I can pick the Parsec preset that will spin that up? If so, that's probably what I'm looking for.
> The fact the CPU in underpowered.
It depends of the workload you need to run on it.
If you have GP-GPU workloads you generally don't care about the associated CPU since the GPU will do all the heavy work.
> How, exactly, are you going to run a cloud gaming platform without a GPU, in a VM?
Well, obviously, you pick a VM that has a GPU ?
Here you can take a look at Paperspace, since they have an easy to read pricing sheet, not like the others with hundreds and maybe more kinds of VM.
EDIT : There is also this page where they compare their prices with AWS. Notice how they don't bother mentioning CPU, because it doesn't matter when you need to GPU-accelerated computations.
I didn’t realize the availability issue. My bad!
However I could point you to Paperspace: https://www.paperspace.com/gaming
I used to rent a cloud machine from them for research purposes a long time ago. However keep in mind that they didn’t have Japanese servers at the time, so in terms latency I can’t personally attest for their viability for gaming.
Hi there! Was playing right yesterday on my Paperspace instance. Yes, you can do this with that setup:- paperspace- virtual desktop streamer- oculus quest/go (anything, that can run virtual desktop)
Yes, you can play, but why?) If you don't have vr ready pc but REALLY want to try, it's good starting point. Also even if you won't like it, it cost not much - 7$ for storage/month (even if you will play 1 hour, and 0.51 per hour.
I play from Russia/Moscow and my Paperspace instance is in Amsterdam. network connection is nearly 100mb/s, and even with such specs vr experience is a bit laggy. Framerate is ok, but input lag is ~1-2 seconds :( It's really noticeable in vr. Though, not vr games runs nearly 60fps :)
Also, mention that playing with something different than virtual desktop is hard. Because ALVR or RiftCat need to be in one network with PC, so you'll need to setup VPN connection between your Oculus and Paperspace instance.
At last if you want to try things out, you can take my promo link, and you should get 10$ for your experiments C:
https://www.paperspace.com/account/signup?R=1MBQUFD
If you have any questions about my setup, just ask :)
Take a look at https://www.paperspace.com/ with Parsec installed.
- For me parsec performs better.
- You can control auto-shutdown (but you pay by hour not monthly)
- Parsec is encrypted (This is the primary reason I won't use shadow and they slow activation times)
- Allows commercial use
It can be more expensive or cheaper than Shadow depending on your usage levels, since you pay a base and then hourly rates.
Do you have access to a machine with graphics card at all? It would make training super fast and it'd be cost effective if it's your own machine. Tensorflow also runs on CPU but is not as fast. If you don't have access to a GPU you could checkout out an online service like Paperspace. They give you a virtual computer in the cloud running Linux and setup with all of the software to train, you just choose a package and pay for your time.
It's actually surprising simple. On the quest I'm using the Virtual Desktop app. Once you have the app installed on the Quest, go to their site that I linked and install the agent on your Windows computer. Yes, you have to use Windows right now. The agent will ask for your username. You then open the Virtual Desktop app on your Quest and the app automatically connects to the Windows VM.
I am using a Windows VM from https://www.paperspace.com/. One thing I found is that on Paperspace, you must also purchase a public IP. This makes sense in hindsight.
I use a Logitech K380 keyboard. This works with both my MX Master and MX Vertical mouse. The typing and mouse is relatively lag free.
Let me know if you have more questions.
> Would it be recommended to use Citrix for just me or would I be better off doing something else?
You don't quite spell it out, but if you mean for home use it is not cost effective to do Citrix for a single user. If you're asking about expanding your current job's Citrix footprint that's a different situation.
Something like PaperSpace would probably be a better choice for a home user.
For a home user, you'd need a NetScaler (free one doesn't do Gateway anymore and that's required for remote access), so there's a cost + maintenance for that. Then you'd need StoreFront, Delivery Controller, connecting to something (Cloud host or whatever).
That's 1 server + NetScaler appliance and then add on a Windows 10 or another Server system for apps/desktop. That's not including the Citrix license itself or any of the cloud hosting pricing.
What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Remote access for your home network? A lab environment to learn Citrix?
What's your realistic budget? I realise "that's a little much" could be mega sarcasm but if a G a month really is only a little much check out https://www.paperspace.com/pricing - scroll down to Machine Pricing
https://www.paperspace.com/&R=MDA8BA8
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Streaming video. Usually we have no problems with a 10-14hr long video stream at 4Mbps each day. Basically video is getting relayed from another server, ingested into this one, and then sent out to a streaming service. This is the basic use case. https://www.paperspace.com/live-streaming
After talking with tech support they said that they probably have some bad actors eating up networking resources on the host causing this. Makes you wonder though why they don’t put soft limits in place so that other tenants don’t get affected. It seems like their EU region really has a congestion problem (I have servers in all 3 regions) so I’ve had to begin splitting up my servers between different providers and creating a more HA configuration.
https://www.paperspace.com/core
Basically a VM in the browser (or you can rdp into it), you would have to install your IDE + git plugins (pycharm etc)
probably not all that cheap though, but it can be a 'pay as you go' (like aws, only pay when its on)
example 1
You could get a Chromebook for under $200 and install PyCharm or VS Code (the second one is probably faster) via Crostini like this person: https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/coding-on-a-chromebook-revisited
Alternatively, if you have a reliable internet connection, you could use the Chromebook to run code on a cloud desktop like, e.g., https://www.paperspace.com/pricing, for 0 to $10 a month.
Or you can use a cloud hosted desktop.
Paperspace is nice because they have a HTML5-based client that you can access in a web browser, that uses standard http traffic and is virtually undetectable.
Also it's only $20/mo.
There is a little difference though. Since nVidia GRID more people going to bring cloud desktops to users right from the box (that means you even would be able to play games)
For example: https://www.paperspace.com/vdi
Their basic monthly price with 4gb Ram is about $17/mo, 8gb ram is ~$30 with their win 10 on the board, with k210q gpu and ssd storage.
Soon or late cloud desktops gonna be more affordable and it will be a great step forward. Instead of buying and upgrading computers at home you could just use very thin and mobile light device and have all the power you need, safe with backup, snapshots, etc.
Yes try paperspace. If you use my link we both get free credit.
But in my experience I got better performance out of the parsec AWS instance with Star citizen, in my eyes quite the demanding game.
I don't know whether you can or not as I do not have any experience in using CUDA. But I used paperspace when I needed a nvidia gpu and none on hand. It gives you a machine with a nvidia gpu and charges hourly depending on the specs. They also give away $10 in credit at signup (at least used to back when I tried it).
So I'm thinking you could use those $10 to compile and afterwards upload your binary to AWS where you can run it. At $0.10/hour for a quad core 8 gigs of ram machine, I believe you can have quite a few builds before running out of the initial credit.
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This is one example of current gen cloud gaming service
https://www.paperspace.com/gaming
You can even choose Quadro V100 as GPU.
No. Not from Parsec client. Can you log into https://www.paperspace.com/console/machines in web browser?
AFAIK a paperspace vm is still a paperspace vm regardless of which template was used when creating paperspace vm so you should still be able too use paperspace.com too access your paperspace vm. Your Parsec account and Paperspace account details should not be the same AFAIK.
I think Steam Link App is better optimised for Oreo and Shield devices than native Nvidia Games Hub apps/features are just now.
Have found Steam Link App on SATV can stream Fortnite running in 4K at 4K but this adds huge display lag compared to just streaming the game running at 4K at 1080p. The game runs at full 4k but my 76Mbps down 20 up internet connection can not handle full 4K stream and so game is only playable at 1080p stream for me.
Steam Link App does not officially support remote streaming but it does work.
Using Virtualhere full android server licence let's you use all your pc USB devices connected too SATV as if they were connected directly to windows pc.
Have found https://www.paperspace.com/gaming , SATV running Oreo and Steam Link App for android to all make a very impressive solution for gaming in the living room.
PC games only support one pc?
How do you mean? Can you explain more what you mean by " gamestream only supports one pc?"
Nvidia have added GFE support for server side virtual quadro gpus, server side dedicated quadro gpus and server side virtual windows support. GeForce Experience no longer needs a GeForce GTX powered pc!
https://www.paperspace.com/gpus
This means gamers just need to spend $20 pm to enjoy pc gaming and do not need to pay $1000 for gtx 1080.
PaperSpace purposes the best service with a great support/assistance. It is more powerful and less expensive than AWS, GCP, Azure and other cloud gaming service.
I personally use it with a raspberry pi + Nvidia Moonlight for gaming or vfx and it is fluid and fast.
An instance with 30Gb of RAM + Nvidia Quadro P4000/M4000 costs : $0.40 / hr
If you want to try for free use this promo code, you'll receive 10$ : 3LIFSM or click here
Tesla M60 is a GPU Accelerator which powers 8 virtual instances ( need to double check on that but this where the -8Q comes from in nvidia control panel or steam system report/big picture system settings)
NV Switch can connect several Tesla GPU Accelerators to provide more virtual instances from one server stack
GRID is nvidias virtualization platform
Just trying to expand on what you were saying in video but am no expert myself and admit I am not very good at describing things accurately because I do not understand the technicalities well enough to describe simply.
GRID is what basically makes cloud gaming giving equivalent to gtx 1080 gaming experience delivered from the cloud in 2018
I can see how the rise of vGPUs, GPU Containers and Tesla GPU Accelerators means GTX is fast reaching retirement and EOL
vGPUs will soon be confirmed which far exceed any desktop GPUs capabilities
Every single Nvidia development roadmap is need of updating and am sure Nvidia are going to cause a few jaws too drop in a!aze!ent when they do.
I predict vGPUs are going to be confirmed as far exceeding any desktop gpu that is available in 2018
Tegra GPUs and Tesla GPU Acceleratorss together with vGPUs in the cloud means there is no need for GeForce GTX cards to exist.
We know Volta arch and "post Volta" Tegra GPUs already exist, Volta arch Tesla GPU Accelerators exist and Volta vGPUs exist already in 2018.
https://www.paperspace.com/volta-gpu
These make pascal gtx 1080s outdated and feeble in 2018.
But all this is really speculation and just my opinion.
One thing for sure is GRID is the best thing that ever happened and is what made cloud gaming not just possible but a very real alternative to paying $1000 for a GTX 1080 ti
When I shared similar info in nvidia subreddit, ehm it was not appreciated at all!
I think this could come halfway true, but more like you go to the office, and then swipe yourself into a VM in the cloud from there. paperspace is trying to position them selfs for this very market.
if you don't have an alternative internet access I'd recommend one of these: https://www.paperspace.com/gaming
this will offload the networking of the game to the paperspace network and should prevent any negative impacts.
Depending on what you are trying to do and how often, you could always use something like paperspace. They have a few different cheap plans where you pay a monthly flat rate and then are charged by the minute.
Paperspace, the P5000 offering: https://www.paperspace.com/pricing
I didn't want to include their name at first in case I wasn't optimising the hardware in full so I didn't want to complain just moreso seeing if there is a problem or if that is the norm!
Yeah I'll try use htop next time I am running the model to see cpu usage etc. (just turned off VM for the moment) but nope, I've only got one python script running and basically nothing else in the VM is doing anything. I'm just quite surprised my local hardware is faring better, but then again, that is the case in this comparison too (albeit from a 1080 Ti).
Nope its not just a trial. In my opinion trial had even better quality than paid PRO sub 😃 I paid for monthly sub. 19,99$/month with 5000 credits. Then you can choose before every machine start from 2 options. Gamer (1cr/1min) or PRO (2cr/1min). I tried both, tried different settings, tried parsec, contacted support and nothing helped. And the worst thing about it is you can't even ask for a refund! Even if you played less then 1 hour. They said its because they have a demo to try before pay.
Now I'm using Paperspace + Parsec and I really can't complain! Quality is perfect, client is perfect, support is perfect... forgot about Liquidsky and try Paperspace ;) If you want a free 10$ to try it out and you appreciate my advice, you can use this code to register ;) https://www.paperspace.com/&R=NOOFLI
Hope I helped.
nVidia GRID GPU is what you want. I just finished up a deployment using some M60 cards in some Cisco C240 servers for an architectural client (AutoCad, Revit, etc).
We ended up using the '1q' profile for the cards which is a 1GB graphics card however you can carve them up however you want. Keeping in mind you can't have a mix on the same core. So you could give users a 2GB card if needed, or 4GB, etc. But you reduce the overall number of users/desktops you can have.
That client did POC of both VMware Horizon and Citrix XenDesktop and felt XD performed far better so they went with Citrix.
They just released a new series of cards (P4, P6, P40, P100) which I haven't played with yet.
An option to vet things out would be PaperSpace I've had several people try it out and like it. The catch (when I looked into it) was that it was running on Server OS - which may not be an issue.
But with GRID I was very impressed with the performance, the client was using Windows 10 LTSB and after we applied optimizations the users are 100% loaded and working within 30 seconds reliably from clicking the desktop icon in StoreFront. The application load times were better than their physical machines as well.
I'm on a Mac and have been using Paperspace the last few weeks. It starts at $5/mo and $0.07/hour (or $15/mo unlimited) and works like a charm.
Here's a referral code that would give us both credit, or just look into it yourself. I'm a fan: https://www.paperspace.com/&amp;R=X533S8
I would encourage you also ask this question on the chromeos subreddit.
Personally, I use a chromebook with crouton and run a linux distro that way. I have a powerful enough chromebook that I can spin up a VM but I'm still new to using crouton/linux and it takes a lot of searching/troubleshooting. As kind of an interim solution, I also remote into my own machine. You could also buy something ultra cheap and use a virtual desktop for $5 a month + .05-.10 cents / hour using paperspace. I would even program in my carot (sublime-lite copy for chromebook) and then just log in for a bit and copy all of my code over to run it -- YMMV. I would think using a virtual desktop in the cloud, like paperspace, allows you the leeway to use just about any laptop you want, cheap or otherwise.
Info on the pricing (it's not free)
Minimum spec setup:
Air: ($0.07/hour or $15/month) 4 GB Memory, GPU with 512 MB of Memory
Standard: ($0.10/hour or $24/month) 8 GB Memory, GPU with 512 MB Memory
Recommended spec setup:
Pro: ($0.50/hour or $58/month) 32 GB Memory (Upgradable to 120 GB), GPU with 2 GB Memory (Upgradable to 4 GB)
GPU+: ($0.45/hour or $198/month) 30 GB Memory (Upgradable to 120 GB), Dedicated GPU with 8 GB Memory
Hi guys,
Just wanted to give a heads up that we (Paperspace) are launching a new MSP partner program and wanted to see if there was any interest here.
We are a hosted Virtual Desktop (VDI/DaaS) that is 100% web-based and super simple to get set up. This means that even smaller clients can have access to powerful enterprise VDI tools and you can easily administer their account.
We have been working with a number of MSPs in the NYC and SF regions but will soon open it up to the public.
Feel free to reach out to Ben who is in charge of the program if you are interested in learning more