How to buy an Oculus Rift from South Africa: what it will cost

BeoTeK said:
I'm waiting for the OSVR rather.
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I've applied for a dev kit. It does't officially ship to South Africa but as a developer I'm hoping I can get one.

Failing that, I will use this shipping method to either get that or go for the Rift.
 
Also big ups to [MENTION=289]Jan[/MENTION]. He told me about this method over the weekend, I asked him if he can do an article and bam, here's a detailed article. That's great stuff.
 
I'm torn between this and the HTC Vive (which you can also probably buy with the same method).

Man Raw Data looks cool.

The problem is I don't have an empty lounge to set the Vive up in.
 
Solitude said:
I've applied for a dev kit. It does't officially ship to South Africa but as a developer I'm hoping I can get one.

Failing that, I will use this shipping method to either get that or go for the Rift.
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yeah the OSVR is looking a lot more configurable and adaptable to suit your requirements.
 
I saw a post on Carbonite, where a guy is willing to import and sell Vive's for R24500!!! Is he just being bonkers, or is the Vive that much more expensive than the Oculus? I can't remember seeing anything about the Vive being double the price of an Oculus.

Either way, I am not currently interested in buying a VR device. I would like to test it out, but it is just too expensive at the moment.
 
Great article thanks for the info [MENTION=289]Jan[/MENTION].

What I also think is that, when the Oculus Rift does come to SA finally, people should expect to pay less than this imported price. I cannot see the Rift going for anything less than R12k once it reaches our shores via retail channels. I would also hazard a guess and say the Vive would probably be more in line with R17k once it reaches here.

The point being that, this should be a really serious option for would-be owners of VR tech.
 
DieGrootHammer said:
Great article thanks for the info [MENTION=289]Jan[/MENTION].

What I also think is that, when the Oculus Rift does come to SA finally, people should expect to pay less than this imported price. I cannot see the Rift going for anything less than R12k once it reaches our shores via retail channels. I would also hazard a guess and say the Vive would probably be more in line with R17k once it reaches here.

The point being that, this should be a really serious option for would-be owners of VR tech.
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Well I seem to recall the speculation was that the Rift would be around the 7k mark while the Vive was around 13k. Sure subject to variables of course, but surely not by ~5k difference?!
 
BeoTeK said:
Well I seem to recall the speculation was that the Rift would be around the 7k mark while the Vive was around 13k. Sure subject to variables of course, but surely not by ~5k difference?!
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7k is a super optimistic mark, and I would not bet any money of the Rift being anywhere close to that when it is sold in Rands. Not with our exchange rate, and our complexities and economy. I could be wrong, and it's just my opinion/
 
At R12k a pop, I guess I'll have to wait for the version 2 to hit the market. AND hopefully be more affordable.

In the meantime, I still have this:

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*revives thread*

Amazon.com is selling the Oculus Rift.... and they ship to South Africa! A much easier way to get it. Still bloody expensive though.
 
Having hands-on experience with both the Oculus and the HTC I'm of the opinion that the HTC is the more versatile device to get right now.
 
Solitude said:
Unfortunately it's also the most difficult one to bring into South Africa and it costs a lot more. :(
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Yeah, and it really shows. The build quality on the Vive is amazing. The amount of titles that offer full support is huge and the number of titles that offer limited support is just as amazing.

The Vive feels extremely natural to play with and the head tracking is dead on
 
I would love to get one for my flightsims, but the only thing that worries me is not being able to see the controls on the flightstick and keyboard. At least with trackIR i can still see everything.
 
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