Investment | Price benchmarks | 01
Desktop
The entry tier, but not a trivial one: a badly specified engineering desktop blocks a full-time person. We pick the components against the actual workload — CAD, development or local AI prototyping — and review the quote before you order.
Typical configuration
Office / engineering; AI desktop (24–32 GB GPU)
Investment range
€0.7–4k | AI: €3.5–9k
What this tier involves
- Typical role
- CAD, software development, prototyping
- Power
- Standard socket; no facility requirements
- Delivery
- Specification, procurement & configuration
- Fee
- Basic €50–150 (free on delivery) | Supreme €15–40/device/month
Indicative figures, August 2026, excluding VAT. High volatility on GPUs and memory — firm quotes are valid for 30–60 days. The final price is set at scoping.
What matters at this scale
At desktop level we apply the same specification criteria as on larger systems: reliability, workload-based sizing and verification before ordering.
- Memory
- ECC memory for computational and simulation workloads — uncorrected memory errors can alter results
- GPU & VRAM
- VRAM capacity is set by the size of the models and scenes in the actual workload
- Thermal & acoustic
- Heat load and noise level are checked against the office environment; the cooling solution is chosen at specification
- Reliability
- UPS-protected power, configured automatic backup and a warranty with on-site response
- Verification
- The quote is reviewed before ordering: component compatibility, thermal budget and warranty terms