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We check the vendors, the forums, and the tooling releases every day, and publish only when something changes what you should buy. Most days that means nothing gets posted. That is deliberate.
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One Strix Halo box for AI and your NAS? Test both together
Halogen's memory-pressure warnings highlight a buying tradeoff: a box that runs your model may not leave room for household services. Here is what to test.
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llama.cpp's 42x drafting result is not a 42x GPU upgrade
New prompt-lookup work speeds up one part of inference. What it measures, what it does not, and how to test your local AI setup before buying more hardware.
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RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell drops back to $15,929.99
Today's refresh confirmed the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition at $15,929.99 on Amazon, down 11% from yesterday's check.
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Ollama flips Apple Silicon to MLX by default in 0.40.0 rc0
Ollama 0.40.0-rc0 now runs supported models on MLX by default on Apple Silicon, which makes today's Mac mini and Mac Studio buying path simpler.
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GGUF in Transformers: check the memory path before buying
Transformers can now keep some GGUF weights compressed on Apple Silicon. What works, what falls back to a larger model, and what to test before buying hardware.
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Mac Studio M4 Max 128GB listing drops to $4,980
Today's refresh confirmed a tracked Mac Studio M4 Max 128GB eBay listing at $4,980, down 17% from the previous recorded price.
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RTX PRO 5500 for local AI: wait for the price, not just the VRAM
NVIDIA lists 84GB for the RTX PRO 5500, but availability, price, and real model tests still matter. What to check before delaying a local AI build.
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DGX Spark returns to $3,999.99
Today's refresh confirmed the tracked Amazon DGX Spark listing back at $3,999.99, down 16.7% from yesterday's $4,799.99.
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RTX 5090 replacement eBay listing drops to $3,100
Today's refresh confirmed a replacement eBay RTX 5090 listing at $3,100, down 16.1% from the previous tracked price.
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Mac Studio M3 Ultra 512GB drops to $18,250 on eBay
Today's refresh confirmed a replacement eBay listing for the 512GB Mac Studio M3 Ultra at $18,250, down 9.4% from the previous tracked price.
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DGX Spark falls back to $3,999.99
Today's refresh confirmed the tracked Amazon DGX Spark listing back at $3,999.99, a 20% drop from the previous history entry.
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RX 7900 XTX drops to $1,180 at Newegg
Today's refresh confirmed a real RX 7900 XTX price cut at Newegg, from the site's tracked $1,399 yesterday to $1,180 today.
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Apple refreshes Mac Studio and Mac mini for local AI
Apple's new Mac Studio and Mac mini matter for local AI because the top Mac Studio now reaches 512GB of unified memory, while the new Mac mini keeps a 64GB M5 Pro option in play at a much lower starting price.
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DGX Spark jumps back to $4,899.99 after yesterday's dip
Today's refresh confirmed the Amazon DGX Spark listing back at $4,899.99, while the cheapest tracked Mac Studio M4 Max 128GB listing also moved higher after yesterday's sell-through.
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DGX Spark drops back to $3,999.99, Mac Studio M4 Max 128GB falls under $5,000
Today's refresh confirmed a real Amazon cut on DGX Spark, plus lower tracked eBay prices on the M4 Max Mac Studio, Mac mini M4 Pro, and one RTX 5090 listing.
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RTX 6000 Ada drops to $6,445, Mac mini M4 Pro 64GB dips under $3,100
Today's refresh found one notable workstation GPU cut and a smaller Apple mini-PC move, with no broader supply change across the catalog.
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Build a 48GB local AI server for under $5,000
A beginner-safe dual-RTX 3090 build that keeps 70B-class quantized models on GPU, plus the power, PCIe, cooling, and software details most parts lists omit.