Amazon EC2 Mac Instances
Amazon lists the price of mac1 instances (running on rack-mounted Intel Mac Minis) at $1.083 per hour, $9,487 per year. You have to pay for 24 hours up front, after which they bill by the second. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;aws.amazon.com&#x2F;ec2&#x2F;dedicated-hosts&#x2F;pricing&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;aws.amazon.com&#x2F;ec2&#x2F;dedicated-hosts&#x2F;pricing&#x2F;</a><p>They don&#x27;t yet display any reservation pricing for mac1 instances, but they do offer a &quot;savings plan.&quot; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;aws.amazon.com&#x2F;savingsplans&#x2F;pricing&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;aws.amazon.com&#x2F;savingsplans&#x2F;pricing&#x2F;</a><p>If you pay for three years up front, you can pay $0.764 per hour, $6,692 per year, 29% off. I believe that&#x27;s the lowest price Amazon will offer you.<p>For comparison, you can rent an equivalent Mac Mini from MacStadium for $139&#x2F;month, $1,668&#x2F;year. Or you can rent their cheapest model for $59&#x2F;month, $708&#x2F;year.<p>You can also buy the equivalent Mac Mini for $1,899.