AI hardware prices — 2026-10-08

Highlights

• In-stock buy picks (observational, not financial advice): (1) Mac Studio M5 Max 36GB/512GB @ B&H $2,299 (~$2,529 illustrative landed). Down from $2,449, a new tracked low and $200 under Apple, in stock with "limited supply at this price." 36GB is tight for a 27B model plus agents. (2) Framework Desktop Mainboard Max+ 395 128GB @ Framework $3,149 (~$3,464). In stock for a fourth day at its tracked low; mainboard only. (3) GMKtec EVO-X2 128GB+1TB @ GMKtec $3,499.99 (~$3,850). At its tracked low; a complete 128GB system.
• Movers: B&H Mac Studio M5 Max base $2,449 → $2,299 (in stock). Amazon ASUS TUF OC 5090 $7,350 → $7,100 (only 1 left, 3P). Minisforum MS-S1 Max 128GB/2TB $3,799 → $3,879. The eBay 5090 sample median ask moved $6,700 → $6,749 (81 listings).
• DGX Spark: Everything GB10 is still out of stock. NVIDIA $6,950, Best Buy $5,299.99 sold out, and B&H FE/PNY $5,299, GX10 1TB $5,999, GX10 4TB $7,999, ATOM $5,299.99/$5,999, Lenovo PGX $5,859. New at B&H: HP ZGX Nano G1n 4TB $7,699 and a PNY 2-pack $10,199.99 (both OOS). The GX10 2TB and Dell Pro Max no longer show in B&H results.
• RTX 5090 and Micro Center: Micro Center MSI $5,059.99, Gigabyte $5,099.99 and AI Box $5,099.99 all read "in-store pickup only" with no unit count visible today, so stock is unknown. The Zotac page showed no price and 0 in stock. Best Buy ROG Astral is flat at $8,044.99 (Marketplace, add to cart). The Newegg floor is flat at $6,999.99.
• AI Box deal watch: Micro Center basis: AI Box $5,099.99 vs MSI card $5,059.99 is +0.8% (YES on list, stock unknown on both). B&H AI Box $4,499.99 is still the lowest list but OOS. Buyable now: BuyDirectNY $5,499 vs the Newegg card floor $6,999.99 is −21.4% (YES). Observational only; TB5 << PCIe x16.
• Flat: Framework DIY $3,449; GMKtec $3,649.99 (2TB); Amazon EVO-X2 $3,649.99; Beelink GTR9 Pro $4,349; BuyDirectNY AI Box $5,499; Newegg AI Box $7,355.11; Newegg Skytech 5090 prebuilt $7,599.99; Apple Mac Studio $2,499 / $5,399 / $5,499 / $9,499 / $10,799; B&H M5 Ultra 256GB $9,499 / $9,999 (preorder, mid-Nov).
• Local resale (cash, observational): Craigslist and OfferUp scanned; FB Marketplace and Nextdoor need a login (skipped). The same 14 listings as yesterday, with no new posts and none gone. The lowest card ask is an MSI Suprim 5090 at ~$5,900; there is a DGX Spark 4TB at ~$4,200.

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.

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