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What is the average resale value of a used desktop?

Desktop and workstation values firmed as refresh cycles lengthen and refurbished supply tightens. Illustrative figures, not actual transactions, offers, or quotes.

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Desktops: $74.20 per unit.

$74.20
average / unit · 2026-Q1
▲ 35.4% year over year
Model sample-weighting input: 1,178 (not units CTS has sold)
Reference specs

SFF / micro desktops and tower workstations.

Subcategory Example specs Latest YoY
Desktop — ≤4 yr e.g., Dell OptiPlex 7010, HP EliteDesk 800 G9, Lenovo M70q — SFF/micro, Core i5. $57.00 +35.7%
Workstation (tower) e.g., Dell Precision 3660, HP Z4 G5, Lenovo P360 — Xeon/Core i9, discrete GPU. $150 +33.9%
DESKTOPS · BLENDED
$74.20
avg / unit · 2026-Q1
+35.4% YoY
Model sample-weighting input: 1,178 (not units CTS has sold)
Reference specs

SFF / micro desktops and tower workstations.

Desktop and workstation values firmed as refresh cycles lengthen and refurbished supply tightens.

$74.20$59.25$44.302024-Q12024-Q32025-Q12025-Q32026-Q1
◆ Illustrative, index-modeled reference value modeled from secondary-market signals — not actual transactions, offers, or quotes.
FAQ

About desktops resale values.

What is the average resale value of a used desktop?

The illustrative, index-modeled reference value for desktops is $74.20 per unit (up 35.4% year over year). Desktop and workstation values firmed as refresh cycles lengthen and refurbished supply tightens.

How is this resale value calculated?

This is an illustrative, index-modeled reference value modeled from secondary-market signals. It is not based on observed CTS sales, CTS transactions, broker quotes, or auction sold data.

Is the desktops value a live market-data feed?

No. This is an illustrative, index-modeled reference value, not a live feed of new market data.

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