[Amazon.ca] Oculus Rift S $550 - In Stock

May 2nd, 2020 12:33 pm

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achohan91 [OP]: Deal Addict; Nov 20, 2012; 1138 posts; 775 upvotes

May 2nd, 2020 12:33 pm

[Amazon.ca] Oculus Rift S $550 - In Stock

Deal Link:: https://www.amazon.ca/Oculus-Rift-PC-Po ... amp;sr=8-1
Price:: 549
Retailer:: Amazon.ca

Posting for people who are looking for one as its been mostly out of stock.

Not essentially a deal but this has been sold out everywhere and scalpers are selling it for 750+.

I have been waiting on stock at oculus website as its 550 including taxes but they haven't stock it in a while. I ordered it from amazon now to avoid waiting.

May 2nd, 2020 1:38 pm

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WillY26059: Jr. Member; Oct 15, 2018; 123 posts; 34 upvotes

May 2nd, 2020 1:38 pm

I am actually looking for a VR headset that has eyeglasses built-in

May 2nd, 2020 1:43 pm

#3

jcamldn: Deal Addict; Apr 7, 2020; 2489 posts; 8538 upvotes

May 2nd, 2020 1:43 pm

My PC isn't fast enough for this.

What's the cheapest I could get a good enough one for these days? Really want to get into VR.

May 2nd, 2020 1:44 pm

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Lush78: Deal Fanatic; Sep 13, 2015; 5651 posts; 6549 upvotes; Alberta

May 2nd, 2020 1:44 pm

jcamldn wrote: ↑My PC isn't fast enough for this.

What's the cheapest I could get a good enough one for these days? Really want to get into VR.

Get a Oculus quest if you don't want to upgrade your PC.

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May 2nd, 2020 1:51 pm

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jcamldn: Deal Addict; Apr 7, 2020; 2489 posts; 8538 upvotes

May 2nd, 2020 1:51 pm

Lush78 wrote: ↑ Get a Oculus quest if you don't want to upgrade your PC.

Damn looks like there was a deal for that 2 weeks ago. I like the idea of no wires. Is 64gb enough though?

May 2nd, 2020 1:55 pm

#6

Lush78: Deal Fanatic; Sep 13, 2015; 5651 posts; 6549 upvotes; Alberta

May 2nd, 2020 1:55 pm

jcamldn wrote: ↑ Damn looks like there was a deal for that 2 weeks ago. I like the idea of no wires. Is 64gb enough though?

I heard 64gb was enough and not worth the cost for the extra storage. There really isn't any deals on these because they are often sold out. With that being said, the best "deal" is to order direct from Oculus because they don't charge any tax.

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May 2nd, 2020 1:56 pm

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PriceHunter: Deal Addict; Nov 12, 2015; 3649 posts; 4099 upvotes

May 2nd, 2020 1:56 pm

jcamldn wrote: ↑ Damn looks like there was a deal for that 2 weeks ago. I like the idea of no wires. Is 64gb enough though?

Check the popular games sizes and see. How many games would you need at one time. Looks like lots of people are going with 64GB. Note that this headset will be like mobile gaming more than pc VR. Until you purchase the oculus cable to connect to the PC but you will get some adjusted resolution to manage the bandwidth.

Stay strong, situation always looks harder and that it will never end when you are in the middle of it, but remember past experiences, everything has an ending.

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May 2nd, 2020 1:56 pm

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jcamldn: Deal Addict; Apr 7, 2020; 2489 posts; 8538 upvotes

May 2nd, 2020 1:56 pm

Lush78 wrote: ↑ I heard 64gb was enough and not worth the cost for the extra storage. There really isn't any deals on these because they are often sold out. With that being said, the best "deal" is to order direct from Oculus because they don't charge any tax.

Thanks for the tip! Time to do a little more homework on the Quest now.

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May 2nd, 2020 1:56 pm

#9

Nfsryder: Sr. Member; Sep 19, 2013; 957 posts; 870 upvotes; Toronto

May 2nd, 2020 1:56 pm

I use one of these for sim racing. 10/10 would recommend, blows triple monitors out of the water.

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May 2nd, 2020 1:57 pm

#10

Angultra: Deal Guru; Mar 1, 2002; 12953 posts; 11546 upvotes; Toronto

May 2nd, 2020 1:57 pm

WillY26059 wrote: ↑ I am actually looking for a VR headset that has eyeglasses built-in

You buy the lenses after, noone sells it built-in since it's useless if your prescription changes or someone else wants to use it.

Examples:
https://widmovr.com/product/rift-s-pres ... -adapters/
https://vroptician.com/prescription-len ... us-rift-s/

Last edited by Angultra on May 2nd, 2020 2:16 pm, edited 7 times in total.

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May 2nd, 2020 2:02 pm

#11

Lush78: Deal Fanatic; Sep 13, 2015; 5651 posts; 6549 upvotes; Alberta

May 2nd, 2020 2:02 pm

jcamldn wrote: ↑ Thanks for the tip! Time to do a little more homework on the Quest now.

No problem. I originally wanted a Valve Index, then considered the Quest or Rift S. Now I will wait it out for either the Index to get stocked/deal, next gen hardware, or when there are more that one AAA game. I built my PC on the bleeding edge and I want my mind blown when I finally get into VR. Not counting my PSVR.

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May 2nd, 2020 7:13 pm

#12

fujiapplelover: Deal Addict; Dec 28, 2010; 1644 posts; 1167 upvotes; Canada

May 2nd, 2020 7:13 pm

WillY26059 wrote: ↑ I am actually looking for a VR headset that has eyeglasses built-in

I have also ordered prescription lens inserts from WidmoVR and I'm very satisfied with them. They double as lens protectors and very easy to snap on and off.

May 2nd, 2020 7:32 pm

#13

.fess: Deal Addict; Apr 24, 2009; 2072 posts; 1759 upvotes; AB

May 2nd, 2020 7:32 pm

Lush78 wrote: ↑ No problem. I originally wanted a Valve Index, then considered the Quest or Rift S. Now I will wait it out for either the Index to get stocked/deal, next gen hardware, or when there are more that one AAA game. I built my PC on the bleeding edge and I want my mind blown when I finally get into VR. Not counting my PSVR.

Get your mind blown with Half-Life: Alyx.

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May 2nd, 2020 7:38 pm

#14

PerformingAzura: Deal Addict; Nov 1, 2017; 2575 posts; 1756 upvotes

May 2nd, 2020 7:38 pm

Amazon changes tax.... if you live in Ontario or another province with high taxes, you might want to hold off and wait for facebook to restock.

May 2nd, 2020 7:42 pm

#15

theheatison: Member; Sep 6, 2011; 251 posts; 83 upvotes

May 2nd, 2020 7:42 pm

Nfsryder wrote: ↑ I use one of these for sim racing. 10/10 would recommend, blows triple monitors out of the water.

Which racing sim do you recommend? Thanks!

May 2nd, 2020 7:44 pm

#16

Lush78: Deal Fanatic; Sep 13, 2015; 5651 posts; 6549 upvotes; Alberta

May 2nd, 2020 7:44 pm

.fess wrote: ↑ Get your mind blown with Half-Life: Alyx.

That was my plan. I'm a big half-life fan, and I was ready to get the Index to play, but it's unavailability has me potentially waiting for something next before investing. If the Index does gets stocked, or an unlikely deal, I would buy.

+1

May 2nd, 2020 7:58 pm

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Wintergreen: Newbie; Nov 17, 2014; 90 posts; 148 upvotes; Toronto, ON

May 2nd, 2020 7:58 pm

PerformingAzura wrote: ↑ Amazon changes tax.... if you live in Ontario or another province with high taxes, you might want to hold off and wait for facebook to restock.

I've been subscribed to stock notifications for the Rift S from oculus.com for a month and I haven't received anything. It also takes about half a month to ship from Oculus when there's no Covid going around, so have fun waiting for that. Good luck if you want to go that route.

May 2nd, 2020 8:08 pm

#18

Relexcious: Jr. Member; Jun 25, 2017; 137 posts; 205 upvotes

May 2nd, 2020 8:08 pm

Is the Rift S just an Oculus branded Lenovo explorer? Thinking about upgrading my explorer but spec wise they look pretty identical. Besides the Oculus ecosystem any reason why this would be worth while?

May 2nd, 2020 8:15 pm

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Angultra: Deal Guru; Mar 1, 2002; 12953 posts; 11546 upvotes; Toronto

May 2nd, 2020 8:15 pm

Relexcious wrote: ↑ Is the Rift S just an Oculus branded Lenovo explorer? Thinking about upgrading my explorer but spec wise they look pretty identical. Besides the Oculus ecosystem any reason why this would be worth while?

Way better than Lenovo explorer. Better tracking (5 cameras vs 2,) better controllers, passthrough+ camera, built in audio / mic, Oculus optimizations. Lots more advantages over WMR.

Had a Lenovo for a week before I returned it, the optics and sweet spot is horrible compared to even my OG Rift.

https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comment ... om_lenovo/

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May 2nd, 2020 8:22 pm

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Thundercloud: Deal Fanatic; Apr 17, 2005; 5517 posts; 2446 upvotes; Kitchener

May 2nd, 2020 8:22 pm

Who else is kicking themselves for not order during the black friday / boxing day sale??

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