I hate these comparisons because it's not apples to apples.
The entire point of AWS is so you don't have to get a dedicated server.
It's infra as a service.
hshdhdhj4444•12m ago
I don’t understand your complaint.
The point of having a private chef is so you don’t have to cook food by yourself.
It’s still extremely useful to know if the private chef is cheaper or more expensive than cooking by yourself and by how much, so you can make a decision more aware of the trade offs involved.
troupo•10m ago
My feeling is that a more apt comparison would be "cooking yourself vs. ordering Doordash all the time" (aka "a taxi for your burrito)
hshdhdhj4444•8m ago
Sure, that might be a more appropriate comparison.
The key point is that being aware of the cost trade off is useful.
danpalmer•13m ago
S3 is also 10x more expensive than this single consumer grade second hand hard drive I have.
Managed NAT gateways are also 10000x more expensive than my router.
This is a boring argument that has been done to death.
hhh•9m ago
now look at spot instance comparisons
ozgrakkurt•7m ago
10x sounds way off. Try something with good nvme disks and decent amount of ram. It should be 30x
typpilol•15m ago
The entire point of AWS is so you don't have to get a dedicated server.
It's infra as a service.
hshdhdhj4444•12m ago
The point of having a private chef is so you don’t have to cook food by yourself.
It’s still extremely useful to know if the private chef is cheaper or more expensive than cooking by yourself and by how much, so you can make a decision more aware of the trade offs involved.
troupo•10m ago
hshdhdhj4444•8m ago
The key point is that being aware of the cost trade off is useful.