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What is the best way to remotely access my PC from my laptop?

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I have old MacBook and when it’s time to upgrade I didn’t want another “stupid” Mac or a laptop so I thought to get a PC. Now when I got to college I sometimes regret it with MacBook limitations and applications I can run. So I thought about to access my PC on my MacBook. Who has tried this? Any advice?

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  • You'll get lots of spammy responses on a topic like this, and they will likely be deleted.

    Best advice: avoid doing it, because you'll end up relying on sending data (it could be personal data - whatever is on your screen!) through other people's servers. You could use a VPN, but you'll be paying for it. You could open up a port to avoid other people's servers, but that's a huge risk for other reasons, don't even consider it. This isn't even considering the energy waste, powering hundreds of watts of desktop computer all day long. You'll likely pay for the cost of a nearly-new Chromebook within a year, just on energy savings. If you need more than a Chromebook, then many past-few-generations of i3 laptops still perform really well running Windows or Linux, and are low-cost. 

    Long story short, if your old macbook performance isn't great, then get another laptop. If you merely wish to access files/documents then use a reliable cloud drive service, e.g. anything from Google, Microsoft, Amazon.
    If it suits your needs, a Chromebook (or other laptop, doesn't have to be cutting-edge current generation, as mentioned) is low-cost. Cheaper than the electricity bill of a permanently powered desktop PC probably, and a lot safer/secure than trusting dodgy remote access software.

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  • You'll get lots of spammy responses on a topic like this, and they will likely be deleted.

    Best advice: avoid doing it, because you'll end up relying on sending data (it could be personal data - whatever is on your screen!) through other people's servers. You could use a VPN, but you'll be paying for it. You could open up a port to avoid other people's servers, but that's a huge risk for other reasons, don't even consider it. This isn't even considering the energy waste, powering hundreds of watts of desktop computer all day long. You'll likely pay for the cost of a nearly-new Chromebook within a year, just on energy savings. If you need more than a Chromebook, then many past-few-generations of i3 laptops still perform really well running Windows or Linux, and are low-cost. 

    Long story short, if your old macbook performance isn't great, then get another laptop. If you merely wish to access files/documents then use a reliable cloud drive service, e.g. anything from Google, Microsoft, Amazon.
    If it suits your needs, a Chromebook (or other laptop, doesn't have to be cutting-edge current generation, as mentioned) is low-cost. Cheaper than the electricity bill of a permanently powered desktop PC probably, and a lot safer/secure than trusting dodgy remote access software.

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