8K X Backer Options

Pimax 8K Series
#1

Option 1:

Wait until May to receive your 8K X

Option 2:

Receive an 8K loan unit in Jan/Feb and when the 8k X is released send the 8K loan unit back to Pimax who will send you the 8k X

Option 3:

X backers have the option to keep the 8K loan unit. If they like it they can choose to keep it and Pimax will offer them a $200 coupon for other Pimax products… Retail 8k. 8K X… Controllers etc

  • We will ship any other RETAIL product orders whether its 8K or 8K X after we fulfilled all the Kickstarter packages for our backers.
  • The retail price of 8K or X is not decided, but it will be higher than the Kickstarter price.

Option 4:

X backers can choose to add $499 + shipping cost to their pledge on Kickstarter (NOW) and we will ship the 8K (Jan/Feb) and the 8K X(May) or as soon as possible based on their backer #"

Here are my thoughts on available options:

Pros for exchanging the loan 8K for 8K X

  • Save on shipping costs from China
  • Priority delivery of 8K X based on kickstarter number

Cons for exchanging the loan 8K for 8K X

*Return shipping costs
*Exchange time could take up to a month or more to process with no HMD

Pros for keeping the loan 8K

*No return shipping cost
*No wait time for the exchange process
*$200 cupon to buy the 8K X or other products when available
*Keep your 8K to compare with the 8K X when it arrives. Then keep/sell the HMD you prefer

Cons for keeping the loan 8K

*$200 difference you pay now will be retained as a coupon
*Possible higher price of 8K X retail edition
*Longer wait for 8K X Retail version, Pimax claims it will be available after all Kickstarter rewards have been shipped

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#2

Eh, I’m confused. The whole idea with 8K X was that they first ship you the 8k, you return it and then they send you the 8k X, right ? But now you’re saying we need to add $500 ?

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#3

No its still the same we were just discussing alternate options. Those are the options above

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#4

EDIT ah gotcha now

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#5

Im all in for option 2

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#6

Im 90% sure they will open up pre orders on their website in Q1. Advantage of ordering through kickstarter will be priority and price

#7

I thinks that’s the best option if you have the available funds now;) Unfortunately Im going on a five week bloody holiday in Dec

#8

Well, they can always only charge near May !

This would give us time to save anyway.

#9

Probably restricted to kickstarters payment methods

#10

Option 2 is nothing more than an Standard 8K (non full) pledge on top of the 8K X pledge with the added benefit that the Standard 8K will be yours to keep without worry.

Where is the option for after the 8K has arrived?

#11

After the 8k has arrived option?

You wait until May and when the X is ready for shipping you send back the loan 8K for exchange

OR

You keep the 8K loan unit and use the $200 coupon to buy the retail 8K X

later option means no wait for the exchange process without a headset BUT you may have to pay more for the retail X and wait until all kickstarter orders have been shipped

#12

Where is the option for an 8K X backer that would like to test the Standard 8K first and if satisfied, pay to keep it?

The coupon deal is laughable at best and defeats the 8K X pledge when the retail will be priced higher & ship even later, if at all…

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#13

Whole thread can be simplified by:

  1. you can buy additional headset by adding more money to the pledge (since there is no other way to choose 2 packages)
  2. you wont get real cash back, you’ll get coupons (dislike, but i can live with it as i’m definitely not going to refuse the X version)

This info is not really related to X version or new ways to exchange, as for me it’s general information about payments. Therefore it confuses a little, imho.

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#14

Fair enough but considering there will likely be no more information for the 8K X before November 3 it’s better that people know the options available

The best situation would be that the X is a proven and tested prototype but right now nobody knows what their getting

#15

I don’t like the idea of paying another $500 bucks and essentially ordering an extra headset. That’s not why I’ve backed the more expensive option. They said they’ll ship the 8K first and upgrade it to the 8K-X once it’s available.

The better option would be:

  1. You get an 8K as soon as possible (Jan/Feb)
  2. You use it
  3. In May, they ask if you want to get an 8K-X and keep the 8K
    4a. if no, they’ll give you an RMA#, you ship the 8K back, wait for the X (still a gamble)
    4b. if yes, you’ll pay $499 extra (for the 8K), you keep the 8K and receive the X

As I have a friend who also owns a Vive but is more cautious about big investments, I could probably sell him the 8K if he can try mine first (between Feb and May), and I could safely upgrade to the X myself.

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#16

This is absolutly the best option and the reason why I asked for clarification. The problem would be how they process the payment of that. It would have to be processed outside of kickstarter

They could open up a product listing for an 8K on their web store and give you a discount coupon for the kickstarter price of $499. That would clear ownership of the loan 8K unit and they could then proceed to send you your original 8K X order??

Might be worth suggesting to them

#17

I edited the first post, I also found this thread to be quite confusing

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#18

Thanks. It was originally intended for a few of us discussing alternate options for the exchange

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#19

Just fixed up original post for clarity. Thanks

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#20

This should be the way it is. Everyone backing the X is already putting a lot of faith in PiMax. Shelling out another $500 preemptively without knowing anything about the X seems a little too far out there. I understand this is intended to get the discussion going and it is a great effort. Collecting payment in case one decides to keep the 8K shouldn’t be a problem. At that time there should be a retail version of the 8K, so for everyone who wants to keep their headset AND get the X they pledged for, give them a survey at that time when tbe X is available and give them a coupon to bring the retail price to where it is now in the kickstarter campaign. Problem solved! Unless im missing something here… Not a distribution/sales expert

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