David Hendrickson(@TeksEdge):I think Sipeed may be skipping the MaixStation DGX-Spark-Killer configuration we would want most. They're planning these memory configs 💾 32GB 💾 128GB 💾 512GB But no standard 64GB model. Sipeed's reasoning is 32GB → dense 27B models 128GB → 125B-class MoE models 64GB → “would run neither better” A ~$2,000 64GB box with 273 GB/s bandwidth would be more interesting to me than a ~$2,000 32GB box. 64GB opens up a very different Local-AI options including, larger quants, larger context/KV cache, and more room for agents. Especially when Nvidia's new 64GB DGX Spark starts at $4,999. Sipeed says enterprise customers can custom-order 64GB. Am I wrong? Would you buy 32GB, 64GB or jump straight to 128GB?

2026.10.21 01:30

I think Sipeed may be skipping the MaixStation DGX-Spark-Killer configuration we would want most. They're planning these memory configs 💾 32GB 💾 128GB 💾 512GB But no standard 64GB model. Sipeed's reasoning is 32GB → dense 27B models 128GB → 125B-class MoE models 64GB → “would run neither better” A ~$2,000 64GB box with 273 GB/s bandwidth would be more interesting to me than a ~$2,000 32GB box. 64GB opens up a very different Local-AI options including, larger quants, larger context/KV cache, and more room for agents. Especially when Nvidia's new 64GB DGX Spark starts at $4,999. Sipeed says enterprise customers can custom-order 64GB. Am I wrong? Would you buy 32GB, 64GB or jump straight to 128GB?

David Hendrickson@TeksEdge

2026.10.15 20:00

Update: Sipeed gave Tom’s Hardware the MaixStation price I was missing. The 128GB MaixStation is expected to cost about $3,999. Current 128GB DGX Spark → $6,950 MaixStation 128GB → ~$3,999 That’s roughly 💰 $2,951 less 📉 ~42% cheaper Same: 🧠 128GB LPDDR5X 🚀 273 GB/s memory bandwidth Sipeed has shown newer Qwen 27B runs claiming 🔥 +25% prefill 🔥 +30% decode But in its email to Tom’s, Sipeed put the like-for-like comparison at ⚡ ~10% faster prefill ⚡ ~10% faster decode using FP4 with speculative decoding OFF. They say the larger gains are newer runs that aren't official yet. There are a few more interesting details now too 🔋 ~40W typical load 🔌 USB-C PD — Sipeed says even a 65W power bank can run it 📏 11 × 11 × 3 cm 🌐 10G SFP+ 💾 standard M.2 2280 SSD 🔗 up to 256 Gbps C2C, with Sipeed claiming up to 8 nodes without an external switch Kickstarter is planned for the end of 2026, with Sipeed telling Tom’s units should ship within roughly 3 months after the campaign closes. 🔗 Links to TomsHardware article in ALT

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