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AI hardware prices — 2026-10-11

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

Daily digest — 2026-10-11 PT
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Report 2026-10-11 PT Illustrative landed (sales tax ~10%) No invented prices

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 @ Framework $3,149 (~$3,464). In stock 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. Honorable: B&H ASUS GX10 1TB $5,999 In Stock; BuyDirectNY AI Box $5,499 In Stock.
Movers: Amazon ASUS TUF OC 5090 $7,450→$7,440 (Only 1 left). Newegg Instantock 5090 floor $6,999.99→$7,246.90. Best Buy ROG Astral flipped in_stock→sold out at $8,044.99. Amazon DGX Spark See-all-options ask cleared (price null). Newegg AI Box marketplace $7,352.80→$7,350.35.
DGX Spark: NVIDIA Marketplace $6,950 OOS; Best Buy $5,299.99 sold out; B&H FE/PNY discontinued/unknown; GX10 1TB $5,999 In Stock; GX10 + Microsoft 365 kit $6,088.99 In Stock; GX10 4TB $7,999 OOS; ATOM $5,299.99/$5,999 OOS; Lenovo PGX $5,859 OOS; HP ZGX $7,699 OOS.
RTX 5090 / Micro Center: MSI $5,059.99 / Gigabyte $5,099.99 / AI Box $5,099.99 all sold out (pickup/ship unavailable). Zotac price hidden / 0 in stock. Best Buy ROG Astral $8,044.99 sold out. Newegg floor $7,246.90 limited; Amazon TUF $7,440 Only 1 left.
AI Box deal watch: MC/B&H 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; Newegg Skytech 5090 prebuilt $7,599.99; Apple Mac Studio $2,499 / $5,399 / $5,499 / $9,499 / $10,799; B&H Ultras still preorder. New B&H rows: M5 Max 64GB/2TB $4,299 preorder; Ultra 30c 96GB/2TB $5,999 preorder.
Local resale (cash, observational): Craigslist and OfferUp scanned; FB Marketplace and Nextdoor need a login (skipped). 12 listings. Lowest discrete card asks ~$6,500 (FE / Astral); DGX Spark 4TB ~$5,700; custom Suprim+9950X3D PC ~$4,800; Alienware 5090 laptop ~$4,000.

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.

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
PNY NVIDIA DGX Spark	Newegg	$6,930.00	OOS	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

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).