> Could the university you work for provide you with a second machine whilst the first machine runs experiments? Sure. They do, in fact. And I use clusters for

> Could the university you work for provide you with a second machine whilst the first machine runs experiments? Sure. They do, in fact. And I use clusters for large experimentation. However, a great rule of thumb as a researcher is to try to limit yourself to using a single laptop for your work and experiments. One advantage: your development machine and experimental machine are then identical, and they both travel with you. Academics travel a lot.