Meta now presents Quest 3 refurbished, priced at $450 for the 128GB storage mannequin or $580 for 512GB.
The providing is on the market from the web Meta Retailer.
Quest 3 is bought new for $500 for 128GB or $650 for 512GB, so this represents a $50 or $70 low cost relying on the mannequin.
Quest 2 (Refurbished) |
Quest 2 (New) |
Quest 3 (Refurbished) |
Quest 3 (New) |
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128GB | $190 | $200 | $450 | $500 |
512GB | n/a | n/a | $580 | $650 |
Meta additionally sells Quest 2 refurbished for $190 for the 128GB mannequin, the one variant nonetheless in the marketplace. That is solely a $10 low cost although, as Quest 2’s worth was reduce to $200 in March.
Meta’s refurbished Quest headsets include the identical one-year guarantee as new headsets, and the corporate claims they “are inspected and totally examined, professionally cleaned, and restored to unique manufacturing unit settings in order that they operate and appear like new and embody the identical equipment and cables as new units”.
Additionally like new Quest headsets, refurbished Quests purchased from the Meta Retailer are additionally eligible for return inside 30 days.
Quest 3 being supplied refurbished lowers the entry worth for its upcoming exclusives like Batman: Arkham Shadow to $450. What ought to decrease that entry worth even additional is the launch of Meta’s subsequent headset Quest 3S, anticipated to land at someplace round $300 new.