{"id":358599,"date":"2025-11-06T00:19:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/358599\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T00:19:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:19:29","slug":"meta-discounts-certified-refurbished-quest-3s-to-216-ahead-of-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/358599\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Discounts Certified Refurbished Quest 3S to $216 Ahead of Black Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s no telling how low Meta will discount Quest 3S this Black Friday. If you\u2019re looking to get your hands on one before the holiday spending rush, you might consider a certified refurbished unit, now discounted to only $216.<\/p>\n

The News<\/p>\n

When new, Meta\u2019s latest VR headset typically retails at $300 (128GB) and $400 (256GB). Granted, that\u2019s when you can\u2019t find it on sale, which we\u2019ve seen go as low as $250 for the 128GB variant outright, and even $225 early this year with Amazon gift cards to offset.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Image courtesy Meta<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a good bet Meta is looking to repeat those sales for Black Friday, although now the company is selling certified refurbished Quest 3S and Quest 3 headsets at a 20% discount through its official eBay storefront, as first reported by IGN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

eBay says the headsets are in \u201cpristine, like-new condition,\u201d noting that they\u2019ve been \u201cprofessionally inspected, cleaned, and refurbished by the manufacturer or a manufacturer-approved vendor to meet manufacturer specifications. The item will be in new packaging with original or new accessories.\u201d<\/p>\n

That means it comes with everything a new unit would, including Touch Plus Controllers (AA batteries included), standard facial interface, glasses spacer, wrist straps, power adaptor, and charging cable.<\/p>\n

The sale is expected to last until November 9th. Notably, the TECH4THEM discount code is capped at a maximum value of $150.<\/p>\n

My Take<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for the best all-around headset, I\u2019d suggest springing for the more expensive Quest 3, as it\u2019s not only more compact thanks to its newer pancake lenses, but comes with a higher resolution display: 2,064\u00a0\u00d7 2,208 pixels per eye.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Quest 3S (left), Quest 3 (right) | Images courtesy Meta<\/p>\n

Still, its younger sibling Quest 3S is undoubtedly one of the cheapest ways for beginners to get into the ecosystem, as Meta\u2019s cheaper follow-up can play all of the same games as Quest 3 thanks to the inclusion of the same\u00a0Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2.<\/p>\n

Quest 3S does however come with a lower resolution display\u2014the same\u00a01,832\u00a0\u00d7 1,920 pixels per eye display and more bulky Fresnel lenses used in Quest 2. If you\u2019re still on the fence, take a look at our quick no nonsense guide<\/a> on what to consider before choosing.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be keeping my eyes peeled for Black Friday sales on both new and refurbished units though, so expect an update once we get deeper into the holiday rush.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s no telling how low Meta will discount Quest 3S this Black Friday. If you\u2019re looking to get…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":82745,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[158,67,132,68,729,730],"class_list":{"0":"post-358599","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-virtual-reality","8":"tag-technology","9":"tag-united-states","10":"tag-unitedstates","11":"tag-us","12":"tag-virtual-reality","13":"tag-vr"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115499891228466558","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}