Agreed. There isn't really a viable desktop-class offering from Raptor. This is a shame. For those who have need for the workstation-ish features Raptor offers

Agreed. There isn't really a viable desktop-class offering from Raptor. This is a shame. For those who have need for the workstation-ish features Raptor offers in its Talos line, the premium isn't too great over a roughly equivalent x86 workstation-class machine.