Electrician here, depending on where you are it's required to have GFCI's in basement...so depends on your situation and if you like to keep things up to code etc. Personally in all my 17+ years I've only had a few fail where they need to be replaced and I would say 90% of those were in outside damp locations.
BTW there are several versions of even basic GFCI, those for use in wet environments such as outdoors or high humidity areas think greenhouse etc. And the rest are the basic NON WET locations GFCI, also as mentioned AFCI. Also there is GFCI and AFCI breakers, so that would protect the whole circuit and sometimes can be cheaper depending on the brand and style of panel you got.
I've never heard of any issues of GFCI getting tripped intermittently from equipment (that the equipment wasn't faulty) and have worked with many BIO LABS over the years, using all sorts of equipment, most of these are new TI's....(Tenant Improvements) so they require to be up to the most recent codes so most have GFCI or equivalent protection on the circuits.
With that said, if your worried about getting shocked or need the nanny state code for your business then put in the GFCI's.
Instead I would just buy the most expensive Heavy Duty receptacles you can get. It's worth the extra $1 for the heavy duty ones, it should require some force to insert and remove the plug IMO. Whenever I do any install or replace and outlet I use the HD outlets, this is important for heavy draw devices like heaters, refrigerators/freezers & coffee makers.
You would be surprised to see how loose the wires and connections are on Kitchen outlets, the reason why most electrical fires start in the kitchen or garage is due to contractor grade outlets (cheapest) and nobody ever re-tightens connections and use of heavy draw appliances/tools that heat up the wire and loosen it over time....
sorry for my rant...one of my issues I think that needs to be addressed.