[machbio]

- Q: What Operating System does a WorkSpace run?

- WorkSpaces provide users with the Windows 7 Experience, provided by Windows Server 2008 R2.

Suits only a windows user - lets say you need a ubuntu machine; the EC2 m3.large similar to the "Performance" workspace bundle. The difference between AWS Workspace and AWS EC2 is huge ($48), while AWS Workspace will cost you $60, EC2 Machine with same configuration will cost you $108.

But the advantage with the EC2 machine - is you should be able to shutdown the machine when not in use, so a 50 Hour/Week will cost you only $39, that is $21 less than the AWS Workspace. So any AWS workspace single user who can use Linux Machine does not benefit from AWS Workspace.

[tw04]

Generally speaking the difference is in the client you connect to the system with. Most "VDI" solutions deal extremely well with latency/packet loss. A standard VNC connection... not so much. If you're just using a CLI it probably is a wash, but for a GUI there's a pretty big difference.