First VR purchase, Quest 2 or Rift S.

[Kaput]

Hello,

I apologise if my query is a no brainer but I'm 70 and just about to buy my first VR headset. As my username suggests I'm a bit knackered so I won't be jumping around in the middle of the room, everything I do will have to be seated. Primarily I want to use Google Earth VR, Wander and flight simulators.

I've tried to read up on VR but I need some informed advice. I've read that Rift S is better for Google Earth VR but also that Rift S is being discontinued, I don't want to be stuck with something which will soon be obsolete, is Rift S still a viable purchase?. On the other hand Quest 2 is well reviewed but needs a link cable to a laptop for Google Earth VR, as I will be seated that isn't a problem but will I need an Oculus Link cable or a USB 3 cable, I have one USB 3 port.

What about the Oculus app?. I have a very cheap Alcatel mobile 'phone, will I need to put my 'phone into my headset to download that or can I do that to my laptop?. In short how do I set up in order to use Google Earth VR, does that come built into Rift S or Quest 2, if not how do I get it?.

Sorry about having so many questions but the more I've read the more confused I've become. I have an Easynote TE laptop about 7 years old, will that be good enough?. I would be grateful for any advice.

 

[Kaput]

Thank you very much to everyone who has repled, it's a great help to me. Tyke, my Alcatel is a smart phone but I've no idea if it has Bluetooth, how do I find out?. What part does a smart phone play in using Quest 2?. I do have a Facebook account, I don't use it, it's blank but I can login. Unseul and melmac, you've both pointed out that I'll probably/will need a more powerful laptop, I'm happy to buy a new one, after all I haven't spent anything for the past year!. Any recommendations for what would be a good purchase?. My current laptop specs are as follows but I'm not expecting that they will be good enough.

AMD dual-core processor E1-1200
AMD Radeon HD 7310
6GB DDR3 memory
500 GB HDD
DVD super multi DL drive
802.11b/g/n
6 cell Li-ion battery

Thanks in advance for any further advice,

Kaput

 

[Kaput]

Thanks once again to Unseul, melmac, tyke, Craig R and Sgarrista for your replies, all your posts are very helpful. As I want to use Google Earth VR and Microsoft fllight sim I will need a more powerful laptop (thanks for advice). As for my budget, the Quest 2 seems to be £299 at many outlets I'm thinking £1000 for that plus a laptop, so £700 for the laptop. I'd also like to be able to stream films from my laptop to the headset, would my current laptop do that, if so which connecting cable would I need, an Oculus link or a USB 3?. For practical reasons I really need to use a laptop as opposed to a desktop.
I've been looking around and found the HP Pavilion at £799, a bit above my budget but I'm willing to go there and higher if necessary, specs of HP Pavilion are as follows, would this work?.

• Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Processor
• RAM: 8 GB / Storage: 512 GB SSD
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti 4 GB
• 147 FPS when playing Fortnite at 1080p
• Full HD screen

Thank you for your help and patience, Kaput

 

[Kaput]

Thank you all. Melmac, regarding movies I'm thinking of Netflix and my laptop does have one USB 3 port. I know I said that I would only be able to use a laptop but after a reappraisal, my space, mains plug socket and ethernet connection (should I need one) I now realise that I could indeed use a desktop. I imagine that means that it will be easier/cheaper to get something with the power I need. My thanks for the 'info on power/graphics requirements. I didn't have a clue, I would most likely have gone and bought something completely useless. When I find something (desktop) which looks suitable I'll post the specs here to check, I don't understand them.
Last question for the moment, honestly. Melmac you say that PC hardware is very expensive right now, is there a particular reason for that?. It's not the virus surely?.
It's been suggested that I should get the Quest 2 first, to see what it will do on its own, I'm going to do that.
Thank you gentlemen you have all been a great help to me.