Workstream: A fast virtual computer you can use for anything
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Workstream: A fast virtual computer you can use for anything
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Re: Workstream: A fast virtual computer you can use for anything
#2I think the pricing section has a few mistakes under Monthly
$1343 / hour
$1.84 effective hourly price
Re: Workstream: A fast virtual computer you can use for anything
#3Was going to try their Free account, until I signed up and the discovered the big black "Free" had a tiny light grey "+ Machine Utilization Charges" beneath it. Everything is "Free + Charges".
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#4This looks like a consumer targeted product. If so, they should use a "per month" pricing instead of the per hour pricing which only caters to nerds who will go through the trouble to calculate.
I hope it's actually an affordable option overall compared to any other options out there.
Re: Workstream: A fast virtual computer you can use for anything
#5I've been using Paperspace Air machine since they first launched (still paying early bird prices too) and their basic Windows VM is pretty amazing.
I'm mostly a Linux/Mac guy, but I spend a few hundred hours per year logged into my Paperspace machine and almost always have it doing something for me.
It's perfect for getting access to your own toolchain on any computer. And it's got plenty of resource to give it time-consuming jobs to do. It has just enough GPU to give it an edge over some of my cheap VPS options.
It was perfect when I was contracted out to a highly restrictive corporation and couldn't access my own employer's tools due to firewall policy. The browser-based remote desktop always worked.
Re: Workstream: A fast virtual computer you can use for anything
#6Maybe some benchmarks?
Re: Workstream: A fast virtual computer you can use for anything
#7It doesn't look like this is launched yet, at least I don't see it when I log in. I've been happy with their notebook product Gradient though, and it will be interesting to see if latency is good enough for this to replace some local desktop usage.
Re: Workstream: A fast virtual computer you can use for anything
#8I think the pricing section has a few mistakes under Monthly $1343 / hour $1.84 effective hourly price
Nice catch, typo (the values are correct but the text said "/hour" instead of "/month").
Disclosure: I work on Workstream
Re: Workstream: A fast virtual computer you can use for anything
#9Not a heavy user, but I've been using Paperspace a few times for gaming. They make it really easy. They have a "template" you spawn a new instance from, or use a blank windows install. Their template is handy since it has Steam and Parsec already installed.
What they seem to be doing here is saying you don't need Parsec and can just use their browser implementation instead.
Sounds great!
Re: Workstream: A fast virtual computer you can use for anything
#10It doesn't look like this is launched yet, at least I don't see it when I log in. I've been happy with their notebook product Gradient though, and it will be interesting to see if latency is good enough for this to replace some local desktop usage.
Sorry for the confusion here, we are in the midst of separating out the two products and this is not reflected everywhere yet. Under the CORE section of the interface, you'll find these instances and you can download the desktop app here: https://paperspace.com/download