Keep in mind that that is an hour block of processing time. If a job only takes a few microseconds, that's a lot of jobs, and you don't have to (nor would you b

Keep in mind that that is an hour block of processing time. If a job only takes a few microseconds, that's a lot of jobs, and you don't have to (nor would you be able to) execute them in just one contiguous hour. You'd spread it out over a month as you refine your processes. If you're in an industry that hopes to be able to get value from these machines one day, $2k is cheap. If you're just a hobbyist, the minute or two of time they give you is enough to get started, and if you're good at it, you could probably arrange with one of the universities or national laboratories that have their own machine to get some time on there.