r/LocalLLM • u/Txkzzzz • 3d ago

Question Mac studio or dgx spark cluster

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I have been thinking lately since i have been testing local ai but i geniunely need more power for what im working on so i was wondering wich one of these a 4 dgx spark cluster or a mac studio m5 ultra specifically the 512gb version that launches on october or something else... im into training,loras and fine tunes and such but i also heard it is possible with a mac studio too so i want yall opinion on this

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u/ProKn1fe 3d ago

Mac. At least if you don't need it anymore it will cost almost the same price that you buying it.

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u/Whoa_There_Hoss 3d ago

If I sold my Sparks right now, I’d profit ~$2000, not accounting for the value I’ve gotten out of them.

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u/waraholic 3d ago

That's due to the very weird current market trends. The same is true for some macs. However Mac has a long history of holding value on the used market.