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* Mailing List Announcement: 2018-04-12 | * Mailing List Announcement: 2018-04-12 | ||
* Officially Proposed: | * Officially Proposed: 2018-04-10 | ||
* To be Voted on: | * To be Voted on: 2018-05-01 | ||
** Yes: | ** Yes: 37 | ||
** No: | ** No: 6 | ||
** Present: | ** Present: 44 | ||
* result: | * result: passed | ||
== Language == | == Language == | ||
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Cost: $ | Cost: $1528 | ||
Link to product: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/d/lenovo- | Link to product: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/d/lenovo-legion-y720-gaming-laptop-lenovo-windows-mixed-reality-headset-with-motion-controllers/8tk9sbt9bl9z] | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
History and Alternatives: This headset (and controllers) actually ''is'' the lower-cost alternative to the original longstanding desire to buy an HTC Vive for the space. The expense for the Vive included both a dedicated gaming PC, along with the headset - a total pricetag of approximately $2500. An additional alternative was to query the membership to source a unit for loan or used-equipment purchase (which did not bear fruit). The Windows MR unit, purchased new (with warranty), is ultimately much less expensive than a used Vive and gaming PC. The additional complexity involved with HTC Vive ownership included dismantling the system after each use in order to secure it from theft. | History and Alternatives: This headset (and controllers) actually ''is'' the lower-cost alternative to the original longstanding desire to buy an HTC Vive for the space. The expense for the Vive included both a dedicated gaming PC, along with the headset - a total pricetag of approximately $2500. An additional alternative was to query the membership to source a unit for loan or used-equipment purchase (which did not bear fruit). The Windows MR unit, purchased new (with warranty), is ultimately much less expensive than a used Vive and gaming PC. The additional complexity involved with HTC Vive ownership included dismantling the system after each use in order to secure it from theft. | ||
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Comment via Google Group: If there isn't a computer already picked out to be used? There is also this laptop-headset bundle: https://smile.amazon.com/MSI-7REX-1896US-i7-7700HQ-Graphics-Controllers/dp/B076HK4V9Q/ref=pd_sbs_147_26?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B076HK4V9Q&pd_rd_r=KRBF2372XN4D7ND80X5Q&pd_rd_w=sDjOH&pd_rd_wg=2pU2d&psc=1&refRID=KRBF2372XN4D7ND80X5Q | |||
Response: It doesn't need a super gaming computer, but it does need a good graphics card and Windows 10; via - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/windows-mixed-reality-pc-check/9nzvl19n7cnc | |||
== Receipts == | == Receipts == | ||
