The HTC Vive team are constantly striving to make virtual reality (VR) adoption as easily accessible and affordable as possible, and today the company has just announced several new bundle deals.
The first bundle is for those consumers that want the head-mounted display (HMD) whilst also needing a suitable graphics card. So for $999.99 USD you can now pick up a HTC Vive and NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1070, saving around $200. Financing is also available from around $49 per month for 24 months, which the company notes is ‘estimated shipping plus tax’. This bundle is very time limited though, it’s only available until Monday, 24th April 2017.
If you’re wanting a VR-ready laptop, then there’s the MSI Laptop Bundle featuring the MSI GS73VR Stealth Pro and HTC Vive headset for $2,498. Through financing this will cost $125 per month (estimated shipping plus tax).
MSI GS73VR Stealth Pro Specs:
- Display: 17.3″ Full HD Non-Reflection 1920×1080
- Operating System: Windows 10 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad Core Processor (2.6-3.5 GHz)
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
- RAM: 16 GB (8 GB x2) DDR4 2400 MHz | Hard Drive: 256 GB M.2 SATA SSD + 1 TB (5400 rpm)
- Special features: 120 Hz 5 ms Display | VR READY | Steel Series Full-Color Backlight Keyboard w/ Anti-Ghost Key + Silver Lining | Killer Gaming Network E2400 | Thunderbolt 3 | Slim and Light Design | Metal Build
The third and final bundle includes the Cyberpower GXi970 desktop PC. Through financing this will cost around $99 per month (estimated shipping plus tax)
Cyberpower GXi970 Specs:
- System: Intel i5-7600 3.5 GHz Quad-Core | Intel B250 Chipset | 8 GB DDR4 | 2 TB HDD | 24X DVD±RW Dual-Layer Super-Multi Drive
- Operating System: Windows 10 Home
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card | 1x DVI | 1x HDMI | 1x DisplayPort
- Connectivity: 6x USB 3.0 | 4x USB 2.0 Ports | 1x RJ-45 Network Ethernet 10/100/1000 | Audio: 7.1 Channel | Keyboard and Mouse
- Special Feature: RGB 7-Color Gaming Keyboard
- Warranty: 1-Year Parts & Labor Warranty | Free Lifetime Tech Support
These deals look to be just for the US market currently. If HTC Vive does consider rolling the offers out to more territories VRFocus will keep you updated.