Ask HN: Desktop as a Service for Personal Use?

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience/suggestions about providers of virtual desktops that are suitable for personal use (price/usability/convenience etc.).

I have found that I like having the ability to spin up different virtual machines set up for different projects. For the sake of the argument let's say for example 5 VMs. My current laptop struggles because it's old, and I'm wondering if I can just get a cheap one next time and do everything on the cloud. Also there are issues with storage etc. if I want it accessible from anywhere.

I tried Amazon Workspaces with Amazon linux, it was just ok to work in, and got a bit expensive once the trial period wore off. Also just dealing with the AWS interface stuff was too complicated for my simple needs.

Suggestions? Ideas? Comments?