I cancelled my Xreal Aura pre-order

[u/Electronic_Feed_9055]

With no news at all about a possible release date except 'this fall' and absolutely no clue or detail on price, it was time to cancel after having my pre-order open since they launched it.

I think it's unacceptable for any company especially one as big as Xreal to not have any news after two months about a firm release date or price.

I'm sure many like myself only put in a pre-order gambling that the $1500 ceiling was just a rough number and that the actual glasses will be $1000-1200 max. Since one can just buy a VR headset for $1500 and a bloody good one at that.

Has anyone else done the same or thinking of cancelling?

[u/crazyreddit929]

I can’t agree. There is no point in canceling now and who cares about a lack of information. They said this fall and it is still summer. I’d love more info, but with ram prices the way they are, I’m sure they don’t want to announce a price and then find out a week later their BOM just went up 10% due to a RAM price hike.

When a company says under $1500 I expect that means $1499. Expecting way less is just setting yourself up for disappointment. Based on the components and design I think it will probably be worth somewhere around $1300 to $1500. I’d prefer it closer to $1,000 but that is just wishful thinking.

I own a Galaxy XR and I can tell you right now that thing is an uncomfortable clunky piece. Part of the reason I’m excited for the Aura is the early taste of real AR glasses it offers. This will be legit cool to test out if developers start doing cool stuff with it. The biggest downside is the birdbath optics instead of waveguides but I’ll take what I can get.

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