Earlier this week I wrote concerning the greatest Meta Quest 3 deal we’re most likely going to see in November. eBay and Meta Retailer have now adopted up with one of the best Meta Quest 3S deal. Forward of Black Friday, the official Meta Retailer on eBay is providing the refurbished Meta Quest 3S 128GB VR headset for simply $215.99 after a 20% off coupon code “TECH4THEM“. Alternatively, the 256GB mannequin is $287.99. Each headsets ship free and include an prolonged 2 yr guarantee equipped by Allstate. That is simply the bottom value I’ve ever seen on a Quest 3S headset with guarantee.
Refurb Meta Quest 3S for $215.99
Contains prolonged 2 yr guarantee
Refurbished with 2 12 months Guarantee
Meta Quest 3S 256GB VR Headset
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The Meta Quest 3S is the greatest standalone consumer-oriented VR headset underneath $300. It prices 40% lower than the Quest 3 and but retains most of its {hardware} and performance, together with the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processor, Contact Plus controllers with inside-out monitoring, and blended actuality passthrough. Nonetheless, whereas the Quest 3 has been up to date with a brand new pancake lens design, the Quest 3S retains the Fresnel optics of the Quest 2. Though clearly not so good as the Quest 3, the Quest 3S nonetheless very a lot provides an immersive visible expertise that’s certain to impress. I actually logged in a whole bunch of hours on the Quest 2 earlier than I moved on to the Quest 3. For newcomers who need to check out VR gaming with out investing tons of cash, of for individuals who need to give this as a present to somebody who’s by no means tried VR, I might suggest the Quest 3S over the Quest, particularly at this value.
TL;DR Quest 3S vs Quest 3:
- Identical Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processor
- Identical Contact Plus controllers
- Identical 120Hz refresh price
- Identical Blended actuality passthrough performance
- Identical tetherless and tethered performance
- Quest 3 has sharper decision (2064×2208 vs 1832×1920)
- Quest 3 has higher lens array (pancake vs fresnel)
- Quest 3 has decrease FOV (104°/96° vs 96°/90°)
- Quest 3 has larger storage capability (512GB vs 128GB)
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