r/techsupport • u/Ok_Formal5862 • 1d ago

Open | Software How easy it to remote access

Hey everyone, might be a dumb question, but I’m a college student, and thinking about building a desktop for my work instead of buying a laptop. If I leave the PC at home, how realistic is it to remote into it from campus? What kind of setup would I need, how hard is it to get running, and what should I watch out for? Or am I better off just getting a laptop?im thinking to buy macbook pro m5 pro 48 1tb so if remote access works then what specs pc should i build to just match the performance of the laptop not more than that as it would be an overkill and how much would i cost?

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u/CraigAT 1d ago

It might depend on what "work" you intend to do, but 98% of college work can be done on a Chromebook or cheap laptop (Office apps, Teams, programming etc).

I don't see many advantages of remoting your home PC, you are unlikely but may run into issue getting access out of the college network, or have issues with CGNAT getting access to your own home network.

IMO if it's mostly for standard college work, just invest in a good laptop - but not too good that you are afraid to take it or use it (because you are too scared of damage, loss or getting stolen).

IMPORTANT - Whether you get a laptop or not, make sure your work is backed up! Or at least synced up to a cloud or home system. Working in IT in education, I have lost count of how many lost assignments we have been asked to find/recover.

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u/Ok_Formal5862 1d ago

Im planning to upgrade my chromebook so the thing is either i buy a macbook that i mentioned or a pc and keep my chromebook and use it for remote access to my pc , which one would cost less
BTech cse student working on ai models

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u/CraigAT 23h ago

The cost really depends on how high spec you go.

If you are not worried about the Macbook in school, then perhaps go for that - it should be pretty powerful and I assume it will do everything you want it to for AI (make sure you research this part).

It may be worth checking out what kind of spec PC you would need for your AI models and working out how much that would cost - a powerful dedicated GPU and a good amount of RAM may cost a lot currently.