Hardware deals
Current prices on hardware that appears in our setups (or close alternatives). An item is marked On sale only when we saw a discounted price against a regular price.
Prices checked 2026-10-16, may change. Some links may be affiliate links; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This never changes what we list.
| Product | Retailer | Price | Source / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| On sale −22% Apple Mac Studio M4 Max (14C CPU/32C GPU, 36GB, 512GB) - Apple Certified Refurbished | Apple Refurbished | $1,949.00 | Retailer page (fetched directly). Refurb stock is limited. |
| On sale −20% Minisforum MS-S1 MAX (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB, 2TB) | Minisforum Store | $3,879.00 | Retailer page (fetched directly). Ships mid-October per store. |
| On sale −17% Apple Mac Studio M4 Max (1TB) | Micro Center | $3,149.99 | StockMaid price tracker (https://stockmaid.com/skus/6566928): Micro Center dropped $3,799.99 to $3,149.99 by Oct 12. In-store only at check time. |
| On sale −7% MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16GB Gaming Trio OC | Newegg | $1,569.99 | Newegg listing as indexed by search (page blocks direct fetch) |
| On sale −6% MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Ventus 3X OC | Newegg | $579.99 | Newegg listing as indexed by search (page blocks direct fetch). 16GB VRAM upgrade path for 8GB-GPU setups. |
| On sale −5% Apple Mac mini M4 Pro (12C CPU/16C GPU, 48GB, 512GB) | B&H | $2,099.00 | B&H category listing as indexed by search (page blocks direct fetch). Was $1,999 during B&H's Oct 6-7 sale (ended). |
| Apple Mac mini M4 (16GB, 256GB) | Best Buy | $599.00 | Best Buy listing as indexed by search. Listed sold out; M4 models are being replaced by newer Mac minis. |
| Framework Desktop DIY (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB) | Framework | $3,449.00 | Retailer page as indexed by search. Pre-order. |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB (various) | Newegg | $449.99 | Search summary of Newegg listings (~$450-465 new). Approximate; used cards ~$320-360. |
| NVIDIA RTX A4000 16GB | Newegg | $1,399.00 | Search summary of Newegg listings (~$1,399-1,450 new). Approximate. |