{"id":678690,"date":"2026-05-18T13:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/678690\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:35:14","slug":"pimax-starts-sending-out-dream-air-se-pc-vr-headsets-but-fulfillment-could-take-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/678690\/","title":{"rendered":"Pimax Starts Sending Out ‘Dream Air SE’ PC VR Headsets, But Fulfillment Could Take Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pimax announced it\u2019s finally started shipping out the first batches of Dream Air SE, the younger sibling to its thin and light PC VR flagship. Despite officially launching Dream Air SE last week, most customers will probably still be waiting a bit longer\u2014even if you pre-ordered a year ago.<\/p>\n

The company revealed in its big launch day event<\/a> last week that Dream Air SE is technically now shipping, which has been over a year in the making. Still, you won\u2019t find a big \u2018buy now\u2019 button on the website just yet, as the company is still taking pre-orders for its cheapest thin and light PC VR headset to date.<\/p>\n

That said, it\u2019s unclear when batches pre-ordered today will actually ship out without actually putting money down to find out yourself. Whatever the case, if you pre-ordered on day one, you may be waiting a matter of weeks, not days.<\/p>\n

Dream Air\u00a0<\/a>\u2013\u00a0Thin and light\u00a0PC VR headset containing Sony microOLED panels (3,840 \u00d7 3,552 pixels per eye) and concave-view pancake optics, delivering 110\u00b0 horizontal FOV, eye-tracking, auto-IPD adjustment, spatial audio, and DisplayLink.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Versions: Lighthouse tracked and no controllers ($2,000) \u2013 SLAM tracked with controllers ($2,300)<\/p>\n

Dream Air SE\u00a0<\/a>\u2013\u00a0Lower resolution version of Dream Air containing Sony microOLED panels (2,560 \u00d7 2,560 pixels per eye) and all of the above, except with 105\u00b0 horizonal FOV.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Versions: Lighthouse tracked and no controllers ($900), SLAM tracked with controllers ($1,200)<\/p>\n

One such pre-order customer, Reddit user \u2018Aitch_5\u2019<\/a>, says they\u2019ve received an email indicating their May 2025 pre-order is currently in production, however delivery was estimated to take \u201canother 4-5 weeks,\u201d putting the UK-based delivery sometime in mid-to-late June.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Pimax Dream Air SE (Lighthouse) | Image courtesy Pimax<\/p>\n

Pimax tells Road to VR\u00a0that the first batch has been shipped out however\u2014a bulk shipping to local warehouses\u2014so the company expects the first users to receive their headset in two-to-four weeks. The company says\u00a0it\u2019s going to provide more clarity around shipping in an update on the official website \u201csoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the flowchart goes, Pimax says that early pre-order orders will be fulfilled first, then early reservation fee orders (pending full payment), and then additional pre-orders to follow.<\/p>\n

The company says it\u2019s offering a few benefits for customers pre-ordering Dream Air SE right now. Effective between May 14th \u2013 May 31st, Pimax is including:<\/p>\n

Free shipping to selected regions
\nTwo face masks (new & old, new is shipped separately later)
\nDiscount coupon (DMAS Hardstrap 50% off, 50% off ringless controllers)
\nUS-only Regional Surcharge: $50 USD<\/p>\n

Both Dream Air and Dream Air SE have been subject to multiple delays<\/a>, so at least for some, this will feel like a long-awaited relief.<\/p>\n

Notably, Pimax first announced Dream Air in December 2024. Before it could even be shipped out to\u00a0external beta testers<\/a>, the company announced in May 2025 it was releasing a more budget-friendly version with Dream Air SE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pimax announced it\u2019s finally started shipping out the first batches of Dream Air SE, the younger sibling to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":678691,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[64,63,105,238,239,240],"class_list":["post-678690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-virtual-reality","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology","tag-virtual-reality","tag-virtualreality","tag-vr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}