The Meta Quest Pro is $400 off right now - Engadget

Less than 3 months aft arriving connected store shelves, Meta’s pricy Quest Pro headset is connected merchantability for the archetypal clip ever. After a hefty 27 percent discount, the headset is presently $1,100 oregon $400 disconnected done Amazon and different retailers. That’s an all-time debased for a instrumentality that typically costs $1,500.

Even with its terms tag chopped by astir a third, the Quest Pro isn’t for everyone. Thanks to its Snapdragon XR2+ chipset and 12GB of RAM, the Quest Pro is 50 percent much almighty than the Quest 2. It besides features coagulated built-in speakers with enactment for spatial audio, meaning you don’t needfully request to scope for a brace of headphones erstwhile utilizing the Quest Pro.

Additionally, it adds a assortment of precocious sensors designed to facilitate much lifelike virtual meetings successful Horizon Workrooms. However, each of those features travel successful a bundle that weighs implicit a lb and a half, making it little comfy to deterioration for extended periods of clip than the Quest 2. Battery beingness besides suffers owed to those much precocious components, and if you’re looking for a VR headset for gaming, the Quest Pro doesn’t connection a importantly amended acquisition than its more affordable predecessor. Engadget’s Sam Rutherford gave the Quest Pro a people of 83 erstwhile helium reviewed the headset past October but said the device’s $1,500 terms tag made it excessively pricey for each but the astir enthusiastic VR users. At $1,100, that’s inactive true.

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