Refurbished Workstation Buying Guide NZ

Quick answer: Buy a workstation when your software benefits from sustained CPU performance, large memory capacity, professional graphics or expansion that ordinary office PCs do not provide.

What is a workstation?

Workstations are professional computers built for demanding technical and creative workloads. Common uses include CAD, engineering, architecture, 3D, data work, development, scientific applications and media production.

CPU and GPU

Start with your software vendor's requirements. Some applications depend mainly on CPU performance, while others accelerate rendering or computation with the GPU. Professional GPU certification can matter in certain workflows.

Memory and storage

Large projects, virtual machines and technical datasets can justify 32GB, 64GB or more RAM. Fast SSD storage improves project loading and application responsiveness; additional drives can be useful for project data and archives.

Tower, small workstation or mobile workstation?

Towers offer the greatest expansion, compact workstations save space, and mobile workstations trade some expansion for portability. Choose the format after defining the workload.

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