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Paid $8k for a DGX Spark at Micro Center. Is one Spark useless until you buy a second?

I run a small business. This weekend I picked up a DGX Spark at Micro Center for $8,000. When it launched I thought $4k was steep, so I'm still a little stunned I paid double that. I spent the weekend testing it. Qwen 3.8 gives great output but it's slow. Qwen 3.6 is fast but makes too many mistake…

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  1. 2026-10-25 09:05 · r/LocalLLM
    Paid $8k for a DGX Spark at Micro Center. Is one Spark useless until you buy a second?

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