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AI hardware prices — 2026-10-06

Daily AI hardware price/supply snapshot with illustrative landed costs (sales tax ~10%).

Daily digest — 2026-10-06 PT
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Report 2026-10-06 PT Illustrative landed (sales tax ~10%) No invented prices

Highlights

In-stock buy picks (observational, not financial advice): (1) Framework Desktop DIY Max+ 395 128GB @ Framework $3,449 (~$3,794 illustrative landed) — back in stock after OOS 10-03 to 10-05; flat at its tracked price. (2) Framework Desktop Mainboard Max+ 395 128GB @ Framework $3,149 (~$3,464) — still in stock, at tracked low; mainboard only. (3) GMKtec EVO-X2 128GB+1TB @ GMKtec $3,499.99 (~$3,850) — at tracked low, available.
Stock flip: Framework Desktop DIY Max+ 395 128GB OOS → in stock ($3,449). Mainboard ($3,149) in stock for a second day.
Scrape gaps today: B&H and Micro Center pages were blocked by bot protection, so their prices and stock are left blank today (not carried forward). That covers the DGX Spark OEMs at B&H, B&H Mac Studio, and Micro Center 5090s and the AI Box.
Amazon DGX Spark tracker flip-flop: $8,999.99 → $3,999.99 (third-party tracker). Amazon's page still flags "High price" with no DGX buy-box price, and the only $3,999.99 on that page belongs to a different product in a carousel. Not a buy.
RTX 5090: Amazon ASUS TUF OC $7,350 → $7,100 (only 1 left, 3P). Newegg floor flat at $6,999.99. Best Buy ROG Astral $8,044.99 (stock unverified). Newegg Skytech 5090 prebuilt $7,299.99 → $7,599.99. eBay sample median ask $6,899 → $6,749.
AI Box deal watch: YES on today's available comps. BuyDirectNY AORUS AI Box $5,499 (available) vs best same-day discrete 5090 street $6,999.99 (Newegg) → about 21% below the card, well under the ~10% line ($7,699.99). The usual Micro Center vs Micro Center comparison isn't available today. Against the last Micro Center card read ($4,499.99, OOS) it would be +22% (NO). Observational only; TB5 << PCIe x16.
Flat: GMKtec EVO-X2 $3,499.99 / $3,649.99; Amazon EVO-X2 $3,649.99 in stock; Minisforum MS-S1 Max $3,799; Beelink GTR9 Pro $4,349; Apple Mac Studio Max $2,499 / Max 128GB $5,399 / Ultra $5,499 / Ultra 256GB $9,499 / Ultra 80c 256GB $10,799. New source: ASUS eShop GX10 2TB $6,999 (OOS).
Local resale (cash, observational): Craigslist + OfferUp scanned; FB Marketplace / Nextdoor need login (skipped). Lowest card ask: ROG Astral 5090 BTF ~$4,250 (new listing). DGX Spark asks ~$4,200 and ~$6,000.

Price table

Illustrative landed costs (sales tax ~10%). Product · Retailer · Landed · Stock · Link — scroll horizontally if needed. Stock shows qty when a retailer exposes it (e.g. in stock (3)); otherwise status only.

Product	Retailer	Landed	Stock	Link
Mac Studio M5 Max (base)	Apple	$2,748.90	preorder	Open
Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / Strix Halo)	Framework	$3,463.90	in stock	Open
GMKtec EVO-X2 (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / Strix Halo)	GMKtec official	$3,849.99	in stock	Open
Minisforum MS-S1 Max (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / Strix Halo)	Minisforum	$4,178.90	in stock	Open
NVIDIA DGX Spark (Founders / NVIDIA-branded)	Amazon	$4,399.99	limited	Open
Beelink GTR9 Pro (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / Strix Halo)	Beelink official	$4,783.90	in stock	Open
Mac Studio M5 Max 128GB	Apple	$5,938.90	preorder	Open
Mac Studio M5 Ultra 96GB	Apple	$6,048.90	preorder	Open
Gigabyte AORUS RTX 5090 AI BOX 32GB	BuyDirectNY	$6,048.90	in stock	Open
ASUS Ascent GX10 (DGX Spark platform)	ASUS eShop	$7,698.90	OOS	Open
GeForce RTX 5090 32GB	Newegg	$7,699.99	limited	Open
RTX 5090 complete PC (prebuilt)	Newegg	$8,359.99	in stock	Open
Mac Studio M5 Ultra 256GB	Apple	$10,448.90	preorder	Open
Mac Studio M5 Ultra 256GB 80-GPU	Apple	$11,878.90	preorder	Open
PNY NVIDIA DGX Spark	Newegg	$12,265.00	OOS	Open

Inventory snapshot

Inventory snapshot (best observed retail/MSRP row per product): 6 in stock, 2 limited, 5 preorder, 2 OOS. Most retailers expose status only (no shelf count).