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Pretty impressive how the Mac ends up less expensive than the Strix Halo boxes, at least here in Ireland. A 128GB Mac Studio with an M5 Max (the Ultra can only have 96 or 256GB) still costs less than the "GMKtec EVO-X2" or the Nvidia DGX Spark with similar performance. Is it the same in the US?

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That's not right. Mac Studio M5 Max 128gb, in Apple Store Ireland, starts from 5,909e (~6,847 USD; tax included). On the other hand, GMKtec Evo-X2 128gb can be currently purchased for 3,299e (~3,822 USD; tax included) from GMKtec online store (free shipping from DE warehouse). It's quite the difference in price.

It’s the price I got from amazon.ie

I figured it's dodgy amazon ie listings. DGX Spark/Asus Ascent GX10 prices are inflated there too. They'll also be happy to sell you an RTX 5090 for 10 grand.

That would be such a sizeable disconnect that you might do some arbitrage.

Current prices in USD:

128 GB 1 TB M5 Mac Studio: $5399

128 GB 1 TB GMKtec EVO-X2: $3499

128 GB 1 TB Framework Desktop: $3748

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