AI hardware prices — 2026-10-16
Daily AI hardware price/supply snapshot with illustrative landed costs (sales tax ~10%).
Daily digest — 2026-10-16 PT
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Report 2026-10-16 PT
Illustrative landed (sales tax ~10%)
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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 |
| Mac Studio M5 Max (other configs) | B&H | $3,078.90 | in stock | 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 |
| Gigabyte AORUS RTX 5090 AI BOX 32GB | B&H | $5,609.99 | 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 | OOS | Open |
| NVIDIA DGX Spark (Founders / NVIDIA-branded) | NVIDIA Marketplace | $7,645.00 | unknown | Open |
| HP ZGX Nano G1n (GB10) | B&H | $8,468.90 | OOS | Open |
| GeForce RTX 5090 32GB | Best Buy | $8,849.49 | 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, 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
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