> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # AI hardware prices — 2026-10-16 - URL: https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/ai-hardware-prices-2026-10-16/ - Published: 2026-10-16T12:31:06.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-16T12:31:06.000Z - Description: Daily AI hardware price/supply snapshot with illustrative landed costs (sales tax ~10%). - Author: Zug Zug - Tags: ai-hardware-prices **Daily digest — 2026-10-16 PT** Skimmable highlights + compact table. Open the full dark dashboard for cards, capabilities, and all trend charts. [Open full dashboard →](https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/ai-hardware-prices-dashboard/) Report 2026-10-16 PT Illustrative landed (sales tax \~10%) No invented prices ## Highlights - **In-stock buy picks** (observational, not financial advice): (1) Framework Desktop Mainboard Max+ 395 128GB @ Framework $3,149 (\~$3,464 illustrative landed, sales tax \~10%). In stock at its tracked low; mainboard only. (2) GMKtec EVO-X2 128GB+1TB @ GMKtec $3,499.99 (\~$3,850). At its tracked low; complete 128GB system. (3) Mac Studio M5 Max 48GB/1TB @ B&H $3,399 (\~$3,739). In stock at its tracked low. Honorable: Framework DIY $3,449; B&H 48GB/2TB $3,899 in stock; Beelink GTR9 Pro $4,349 in stock; BuyDirectNY AI Box $5,499 in stock. Note: B&H Mac Studio M5 Max base rose $2,299→$2,499 (sale ended, now matches Apple); 36GB/1TB rose $2,579→$2,799 — no longer priced as lows. Excluded: NVIDIA Marketplace DGX Spark FE $6,950 (Add to Cart, no stock text, unverified) and Newegg rows blanked by HTTP 403. - **Movers:** B&H Mac Studio M5 Max 36GB/512GB $2,299→$2,499 (limited→in stock; sale ended). B&H 36GB/1TB $2,579→$2,799 (limited→in stock; sale ended). No other priced retail moves. Newegg still HTTP 403 blank (not drops). - **Stock:** All tracked GB10 boxes remain OOS/Discontinued/NLA. B&H AI Box $5,099.99 still Temporarily Out of Stock. Micro Center MSI Ventus and Gigabyte Gaming OC 5090s still "Not carried" with no price; AI Box and Zotac still 0 in stock / no price. NVIDIA Marketplace DGX Spark FE ($6,950) again shows Add to Cart with no stock text (unverified). Best Buy DGX Spark still "no longer available"; ROG Astral $8,044.99 sold out. - **DGX Spark:** NVIDIA Marketplace $6,950 (unverified Add to Cart); B&H ATOM $5,299.99/$5,999, GX10 1TB $5,999, GX10 kit $6,088.99, Lenovo PGX $5,859, GX10 4TB $7,999, HP ZGX $7,699 all OOS; ASUS eShop GX10 2TB $6,999 OOS; Newegg 2-pack blanked by 403. - **Mac Studio:** Apple unchanged at $2,499 / $5,399 / $5,499 / $9,499 / $10,799\. B&H base now $2,499 in stock (was $2,299 sale). B&H M5 Ultra preorders still early Jan 2027 (30-core) / mid Feb 2027 (36-core). In-stock higher configs: 48GB/1TB $3,399 and 48GB/2TB $3,899. - **AI Box deal watch:** no first-party discrete RTX 5090 price readable today (Micro Center Not carried / 0 stock; Newegg 403). Vs last Micro Center MSI Ventus $5,059.99 (2026-10-13): B&H AI Box $5,099.99 +0.8% Temporarily OOS; BuyDirectNY $5,499 +8.7% in stock. Observational only; TB5 << PCIe x16. - **Flat:** Framework DIY $3,449; GMKtec 2TB $3,649.99; Amazon EVO-X2 $3,649.99; Minisforum MS-S1 Max $3,879; Beelink $4,349; Best Buy ROG Astral $8,044.99 sold out; Amazon TUF 5090 and AI Box still no buy box. - **Local resale** (Bay Area, cash, observational): Craigslist and OfferUp scanned, 15 listings; FB Marketplace and Nextdoor need a login (skipped). Still: DGX Spark / ASUS GX10 128GB/1TB "like new" \~$4,999 (below every tracked retail GB10 ask; all retail GB10 OOS). New: MSI Vanguard SOC 5090 \~$6,299\. Still/updated: MSI Gaming Trio \~$6,800; FE ask now \~$7,000; water-cooled AIO \~$7,000; custom Suprim 5090 PC \~$4,800; suspiciously low \~$1,500 ROG Astral OfferUp (likely scam/bait). Mac Studio Ultra asks remain M3-family proxies (\~$5,500–$14,999), not M5. ### 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) | B&H | **$2,748.90** | in stock | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/mac-studio/ci/52937?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Mac Studio M5 Max (other configs) | B&H | **$3,078.90** | in stock | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/mac-studio/ci/52937?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / Strix Halo) | Framework | **$3,463.90** | in stock | [Open](https://frame.work/products/framework-desktop-mainboard-amd-ryzen-ai-max-300-series?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | GMKtec EVO-X2 (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / Strix Halo) | GMKtec official | **$3,849.99** | in stock | [Open](https://www.gmktec.com/products/amd-ryzen%E2%84%A2-ai-max-395-evo-x2-ai-mini-pc?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Minisforum MS-S1 Max (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / Strix Halo) | Minisforum | **$4,266.90** | in stock | [Open](https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-ms-s1-max-mini-pc?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Beelink GTR9 Pro (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / Strix Halo) | Beelink official | **$4,783.90** | in stock | [Open](https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-gtr9-pro-amd-ryzen-ai-max-395?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Gigabyte AORUS RTX 5090 AI BOX 32GB | B&H | **$5,609.99** | OOS | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1947234-REG/gigabyte%5Fgv%5Fn5090ixeb%5F32gd%5Faorus%5Fgeoforce%5Frtx%5F5090.html?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Gigabyte AI TOP ATOM (DGX Spark platform) | B&H | **$5,829.99** | OOS | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?q=dgx%20spark&ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Mac Studio M5 Max 128GB | B&H | **$5,938.90** | preorder | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/mac-studio/ci/52937?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Mac Studio M5 Ultra 96GB | B&H | **$6,048.90** | preorder | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/mac-studio/ci/52937?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Lenovo ThinkStation PGX (DGX Spark platform) | B&H | **$6,444.90** | OOS | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?q=dgx%20spark&ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | ASUS Ascent GX10 (DGX Spark platform) | B&H | **$6,598.90** | OOS | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?q=dgx%20spark&ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | NVIDIA DGX Spark (Founders / NVIDIA-branded) | NVIDIA Marketplace | **$7,645.00** | unknown | [Open](https://marketplace.nvidia.com/en-us/enterprise/personal-ai-supercomputers/dgx-spark/?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | HP ZGX Nano G1n (GB10) | B&H | **$8,468.90** | OOS | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?q=dgx%20spark&ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | GeForce RTX 5090 32GB | Best Buy | **$8,849.49** | OOS | [Open](https://www.bestbuy.com/product/asus-rog-astral-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-32gb-gddr7-pci-express-5-0-graphics-card-black/JJGGLHJVSV/sku/13011710?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Mac Studio M5 Ultra 256GB | B&H | **$10,448.90** | preorder | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/mac-studio/ci/52937?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Mac Studio M5 Ultra 256GB 80-GPU | B&H | **$11,878.90** | preorder | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/mac-studio/ci/52937?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | ### Inventory snapshot Inventory snapshot (best observed retail/MSRP row per product): 6 in stock, 4 preorder, 6 OOS. Most retailers expose status only (no shelf count). - GeForce RTX 5090 32GB @ Micro Center: OOS - Gigabyte AORUS RTX 5090 AI BOX 32GB @ Micro Center: OOS ## Key charts Top views for today. More family trends on the full dashboard. ![Illustrative landed cost comparison (sales tax ~10%)](https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/content/images/2026/10/ca_landed_cost_comparison-15.png) Illustrative landed cost comparison (sales tax \~10%) ![Spotlight product trends](https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/content/images/2026/10/spotlight_product_trends-15.png) Spotlight product trends ![RTX 5090 AI Box / eGPU kits price trend](https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/content/images/2026/10/rtx_5090_egpu_price_trend-15.png) RTX 5090 AI Box / eGPU kits price trend Automated daily post · Tag `ai-hardware-prices` · [Full AI Hardware Price Dashboard](https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/ai-hardware-prices-dashboard/)