AI hardware prices — 2026-10-09
Daily AI hardware price/supply snapshot with illustrative landed costs (sales tax ~10%).
Daily digest — 2026-10-09 PT
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Report 2026-10-09 PT
Illustrative landed (sales tax ~10%)
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Highlights
- In-stock buy picks (observational, not financial advice): (1) Mac Studio M5 Max 36GB/512GB @ B&H $2,299 (~$2,529 illustrative landed). Still at its tracked low ($200 under Apple) with limited supply. 36GB is tight for a 27B model plus agents. (2) Framework Desktop Mainboard Max+ 395 128GB $3,149 (~$3,464). In stock for a fifth 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 ASUS GX10 1TB $5,999 OOS→In Stock; GX10 2TB back at $6,999 In Stock. B&H AORUS AI Box $4,499.99→$5,099.99 still OOS. Amazon ASUS TUF OC 5090 $7,100→$7,350 (Only 2 left, 3P). Newegg non-used-lang 5090 floor $6,999.99→$7,246.90. B&H FE/PNY/PNY 2-pack now Discontinued (price null).
- DGX Spark: NVIDIA Marketplace $6,950 OOS; Best Buy $5,299.99 sold out; B&H ATOM/Lenovo/HP ZGX still OOS. Notable stock flip: B&H GX10 1TB and 2TB are buyable again.
- RTX 5090 / Micro Center: MSI $5,059.99, Gigabyte $5,099.99, AI Box $5,099.99 all sold out at Santa Clara (no ship/pickup). Zotac price hidden / 0 in stock. Best Buy ROG Astral flat $8,044.99 (Marketplace, add to cart).
- AI Box deal watch: MC list AI Box $5,099.99 vs MSI card $5,059.99 is +0.8% (YES on list; both OOS). Buyable now: BuyDirectNY $5,499 vs Newegg card floor $7,246.90 is −24.1% (YES). Observational only; TB5 << PCIe x16.
- Flat: B&H Mac Studio M5 Max base $2,299 limited; Framework DIY $3,449; GMKtec $3,649.99 (2TB); Amazon EVO-X2 $3,649.99; Minisforum $3,879; Beelink $4,349; BuyDirectNY AI Box $5,499; Newegg AI Box $7,355.11; Skytech prebuilt $7,599.99; Apple Mac Studio $2,499 / $5,399 / $5,499 / $9,499 / $10,799. New row: B&H M5 Max 36GB/1TB $2,579 limited.
- Local resale (cash, observational): Craigslist and OfferUp scanned; FB/Nextdoor need a login (skipped). 13 listings. Lowest card-class asks start ~$5,900–$6,500; DGX Spark 4TB ~$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.
Deal watch (observational): AI Box $5,099.99 (Micro Center, oos) vs same-day Micro Center discrete 5090 street $5,059.99 (delta $40.00). Complete TB5 kit vs card-only; not a buy recommendation. Illustrative landed ~$5,609.99 (sales tax ~10%).
| Product | Retailer | Landed | Stock | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Studio M5 Max (base) | B&H | $2,528.90 | limited | Open |
| Mac Studio M5 Max (other configs) | B&H | $2,836.90 | limited | 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 | $4,266.90 | in stock | Open |
| Beelink GTR9 Pro (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / Strix Halo) | Beelink official | $4,783.90 | in stock | Open |
| GeForce RTX 5090 32GB | Micro Center | $5,565.99 | OOS | Open |
| Gigabyte AORUS RTX 5090 AI BOX 32GB | B&H | $5,609.99 | OOS | Open |
| NVIDIA DGX Spark (Founders / NVIDIA-branded) | Best Buy | $5,829.99 | OOS | Open |
| Gigabyte AI TOP ATOM (DGX Spark platform) | B&H | $5,829.99 | OOS | Open |
| Mac Studio M5 Max 128GB | B&H | $5,938.90 | preorder | Open |
| Mac Studio M5 Ultra 96GB | B&H | $6,048.90 | preorder | Open |
| Lenovo ThinkStation PGX (DGX Spark platform) | B&H | $6,444.90 | OOS | Open |
| ASUS Ascent GX10 (DGX Spark platform) | B&H | $6,598.90 | in stock | Open |
| RTX 5090 complete PC (prebuilt) | Newegg | $8,359.99 | in stock | Open |
| HP ZGX Nano G1n (GB10) | B&H | $8,468.90 | OOS | Open |
| Mac Studio M5 Ultra 256GB | B&H | $10,448.90 | preorder | Open |
| Mac Studio M5 Ultra 256GB 80-GPU | B&H | $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, 4 preorder, 7 OOS. Most retailers expose status only (no shelf count).
- GeForce RTX 5090 32GB @ Amazon: limited (2)
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