They are high priced, but not expensive.
(Kosten viel, sind aber nicht teuer)
Due to the fact of reliability and user friendliness.
The long term value and product support is also an important issue.
You buy a Mercedes, but the real value will be evident after 10years and 300.000km. Same as Apple computers, my first iMac is almost 12years old, but it’s still perfectly working and performs. Not sure if a cheap pc would do the same.

But this comparison is completely off topic to the Centaur device, to be fair.