[znpy]

you can. create a vpn connection to your aws vpc (either via some custom solution or a managed one), install and configure your laptops and there you go.

this is essentially what the "hybrid cloud" approach is: you have some things in the cloud and some other things in a physical datacenter where you have your own machines.

there are some issues and limitations that you'll find though:

    - networking (bandwidth & latency)
    - OS updates and security
    - reliability (power outages)
    - thermals & cooling

and probably something more that i'm forgetting.

as long as you're fine with the tradeoff, you can definitely do that.