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Catloafdev 2 hours ago

These devices were great when they were cheaper than the DGX Spark.

But when they cost the same price (unless the Spark has shot up too), there's no reason to buy this over a Spark.

The Spark is literally a faster version of this, with better software support.

Edit: And I say that as an owner of a Ryzen AI Max 395 device.

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kcb 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Ability to run any OS is a pretty nice benefit versus the spark.

	▲	bigyabai an hour ago \| parent [-]
		As far as I know, you can use other OSes once the Spark's firmware is updated with LVFS. You'll need a custom-built distro image, but that goes for like 90% of ARM hardware on Linux.

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seemaze 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I dropped a Framework mainboard in rack mount case and use it as a speedy low power x86 homelab as well as an inference server.

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grubbs 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Cheapest I've been able to get a DGX Spark FE is now around $4700 just FYI. This is from multiple vendors in higher-ed.

	▲	Catloafdev 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Ah ya then that's a bit of a gap. For anyone considering these devices, the only reason I would recommend against them is if you plan on getting multiple to link together - the DGX Spark has a much, much faster interconnect bandwidth ceiling than the AMD devices do. Otherwise, they're great!
	▲	frugalmail 16 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I'm looking at Amazon and I see $4k GB10 devices right now (not an affiliate link) https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Supercomputer-Superchip-Supports...
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icedchai 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yep, the only reason I bought mine (in late 2025, before hardware prices went totally crazy) was because it was half the price of a Spark. I spent a while fiddling around with the right Linux kernel, kernel firmware, ROCm installs, etc.

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cyanydeez 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

yeah, if only there wasn't some global hegemony that immediately drove up the price of all memory everywhere...

	▲	tracker1 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's the rub... this platform was supposed to be around $1200-1400 maxed out, but now it's $4k, which is insane.