Comment by lettergram

I setup an automated script to setup a AWS g2 instance, train my neural net using tensorflow, copy my model to my personal computer, and spin down. It costs like $5-$10 to train/test most neural network models. My most expensive model cost like $100 and required a ton of time and resources. It took like 4 days or something.

You really dont need $2k workstation..

Of course, for personal use I do have a gtx 1080 because I like to game and play tensorflow/caffe