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Enhances usability and comfort at substantial cost

Reviewed in Australia on 8 February 2021

Improves the comfort of the Quest 2 by balancing it out. Sits much better on your noggin and is far easier to adjust and get on and off. The added battery life is great and also helps this balancing act.

This is the fit that you should ideally get out of the box with the Quest 2. It is an expensive addition but unfortunately I find it necessary. It just shouldn't cost this much.

The case is ok. The zipper tie is a joke and I can see it breaking off, making it extremely difficult to open/close the recessed zip. Case is nice and sturdy and the controllers fit in well too.

I also feel that fitting the Quest 2 in the case with the glasses spacer attached makes it too tight on the facial interface material where it rubs up against the plastic partition for the controllers. This means I don't use the case for day to day storage but would use it for travel.

Shipping time on this was abysmal.

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Broke during proper use. Do not buy outside the US

Reviewed in Australia on 30 January 2021

It appears that this product is known to break during use. The arms of the head strap appears to crack and break. I contacted Oculus support and they told me they couldn't replace it because it is not available in my region. So I am sending it back to Amazon Australia for a full refund. Do not buy first party oculus accessories through amazon.

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Ricky G

The first thing you need to buy when owning a Oculus Quest 2

Reviewed in Australia on 6 December 2021

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The Elite Strap With Battery should be standard for any Oculus Quest 2 owner, it's better than the head straps the quest came with and extends gameplay, especially beneficial when you're passing the headset around with a group of friends. I know some people had the strap break on them, I haven't had that issue, it's been solid for me since I bought it 6 months ago.

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Nathan C

Perfect for the Quest 2

Reviewed in Australia on 16 March 2021

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The Elite Strap with battery is amazing for the Quest 2, fits perfect and as it has a battery in the back of the strap the weight balance on your head is perfect. the Quest 2 is not heavy but with the battery in the back its the perfect counter weight, and a bonus you get an amazing carry case.

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ferzal

Turned this from unplayable to comfortable instantly

Reviewed in Australia on 7 April 2021

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Before getting the elite strap (battery is important for the counterweight and the additional playtime) I could not use the quest 2 at all. It gave me a headache due to pressure on the face within 15 minutes. It took me over 4 months to get hold of one of these. They should have been an optional extra in purchase (much like the memory amounts). I'm just waiting for Quest 1 controllers to be allowed by firmware or a similar style to be released and it'll be spot on.

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John

Oculus Support are the worst ever

Reviewed in Australia on 8 April 2021

I have been attempting to get my Elite Battery Strap replaced for weeks through Oculus support. It turns out that many units had manufacturing faults and the straps break extremely easily. My current email trail with Oculus support is over twenty emails and they keep asking for the same information over and over again.

It's incredibly frustrating. It's like they are trying to make me give up trying to get a replacement.

They have refused to send a replacement to my home address in Australia and are currently refusing to use my US address to send a replacement unit, despite having provided Proof of Purchase, Serial No. etc. multiple times. These people have absolutely zero customer service ethic! Avoid like the plague!

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Extra comfort, double the battery life and a cool molded pod case? Yes plz.

Reviewed in Canada on 15 October 2020

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Coming off of an original Rift CV1 and a Rift S I knew I'd need to get the Elite Strap due to the somewhat flimsy strap included with the Quest 2... I'm used to more support vs less support. When I saw that they were including a version of the Elite Strap with an added battery and a pretty nice looking case, the choice was made for me!

Straight up this battery strap is a very good thing, it extends the internal battery life of your Quest 2 by about 2-3 hours depending on what you're doing (obviously games eat up more power than watching a movie)... at the end of the day you get on average about 4-6 hours of total battery life, which is very useful. Compared to the included Quest 2 material strap, the battery on the back and the extra weight of the plastic helps balance out the weight of the Quest 2 itself making things feel more stable and generally more comfy. Also the adjustment knob at the back of the Elite Strap lets you get a good seal on your face. There is a USB C cable which travels from the battery pack and connects to the USB C port on the Quest 2... for charging both batteries there is a USB C port on the bottom of the battery pack (below the adjustment knob thing). Unfortunately this second USB C port does not allow for pass-through for Link (connecting the Quest 2 to a gaming PC)... you need to unplug the battery cable and let it hang to the side to use link with the main USB C port. This isn't really an issue as the Link hookup itself should keep you charged (if you have a quality cable, like the official Oculus Link cable), but the positioning of the back downward facing USB C port would make for a more logical spot for tethering (vs the front right hand side). Either way it's fine, just a bit of a missed opportunity imho.

The case itself is also quite nice, it's a dense zip up clam shell/pod type thing and is covered by a very wooly feeling felt type material... there is also a faux soft leathery strap to carry it with. It's quite nice and does exactly what it's supposed to. Only downside is the lack of (re-pluggable) holes for charging the Quest 2 in the case itself, it needs to be resting halfway out of the case, and even upside down if you have the Elite Battery Strap attached. Also the hidden zipper has stuck a few times when trying to open it for me, but I have managed to work that out. It can get stuck on the USB C cable which connects the battery pack to the headset, you can avoid this by making sure you push it down in the case before zipping it up. Overall a nice hard shell case, especially if you plan on taking it places!

At the end of the day, I do think the comfort and extra battery life is worth it and the case is well made, and very cool looking... I'm only removing a star for the minor issues listed above... ie: The lack of a convenient USB C pass-through in the battery pack for Oculus Link and the lack of a charge port, or ports really, along with a possible fussy zipper in the carrying case. Buy it for the comfort factor, the double the battery life factor and the cool case to store it in factor and you're golden! :)

Update 1 Oct 22 2020: having used this for a good solid week now I wanted to mention that I have noticed a bit of stress on the back of my head after long sessions if I've tightened the Elite Strap too much. I'm used to clamping down the halo strap on the Rift S, which maybe is not the best path to take with this Elite Strap (functionally similar but different, the Rift S halo tightens around your entire head, while this elite strap simply pulls and holds the visor tighter to your face), I've found that keeping it a little looser has been better... otherwise I still think this is the way to go!

Update 2 Nov 19 2020: Wanted to point out one annoyance which has come up, if you leave the fully charged battery pack plugged into the headset and turn the headset off for a couple days (not on standby, actually turn it off), when you come back the battery pack will have zero charge. Why? Who knows, but it kind of sucks. The only solution I've found is to disconnect the USB C cable from the Quest 2 when you turn it off... the battery pack will still have a full charge the next time you plug it in.

Update 3 Oct 2021 - One year later and this battery strap is still going strong, no breaks in the plastic, and no issues beyond what was mentioned above!

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Samonugent

Excellent improvement on the ‘basic’ strap included with the Quest 2

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2020

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I ordered this at the same time I ordered my 256Gb Quest 2 back in early October. The Quest 2 arrived on the 13th (release day) and the Elite Strap with battery pack arrived on 30th October. I don’t understand why people have reviewed it badly because of ‘delayed delivery date’. The order is fulfilled by Oculus and on the Oculus website they have been very clear that the strap would be released at a later date!

The cheap (cost-saving) strap that comes with the Quest really isn’t very good. It does the job but it’s a pain to fit (especially if you’re swapping the headset between people) and not very comfortable. This Elite strap is much, much better. It is easier to fit and provides much better support around the occiput. It is expensive (£120 for the strap with battery and carrying case, but, in my opinion, the strap is an essential extra. I found the battery life for the Quest 2 on it’s own was just over 2 hours with gameplay and casting, and with the battery strap I am getting around 4.5-5 hours without needing a charge. I do not have any other headsets to compare with but the weight of the battery around the back of the head definitely improves the balance.

Overall, the strap is an essential extra. The option of the battery strap will depend on personal preference and how long you intend to use the headset in one sitting.

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Scott T.

Must have additions to your Quest, but not without their flaws.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2022

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While these are must have pieces of kit, particularly if you like to go for official add-ons, rather than after-market ones, they are not without their flaws.

The Case - While the case looks and feels great, and will certainly do a good job of protecting my quest in transit, the zip itself is very stiff, and it often gets jammed. The zip pull handle is also very small and difficult to grip, which makes this problem even worse.

The Elite Head strap - This is undoubtably more comfortable and gives a sturdier fit / playing experience than the original 'out of the box' strap, it has one major flaw. It charges via a cable that plugs into the back, and has a separate cable that plugs into the side of your quest, to charge and power your quest. However, unless you unplug the elite battery from your quest headset when not in use, it just drains itself of battery without any use. Around 20% battery is lost per day, without even turning the device on. It's a real shame as I'm constantly forgetting to detach the Elite cable from the quest, but also this should absolutely not be something I should have to do. It's a known issue and Meta have yet to address it!

Simon Green

It's good but has an important pitfall

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 January 2022

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The actual strap is really comfortable and the extended battery life is really useful, however be aware that if you have the extended battery you CANNOT use a data link cable through it. So if you want to connect to your PC, your extended battery pack will be disconnected. Likewise, I haven't found a charging dock which works with the elite strap and controllers. Shame that Oculus didn't think of the data cable issue beforehand because the product would have been a perfect addon otherwise.

Kay Wymer

Fantastic purchase

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2021

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Really like the case, strap and battery. The strap is FAR more comfortable than the default one that the Quest 2 comes with.

Only slight annoyances are the lack of any secure way to store the controllers inside the case, they go into the middle where they could fairly easily shift around and the fact that the power cable connects to the strap being at the back, meaning many of the nicer docks for the Quest 2 don't work with the Elite strap.

Minor annoyances though, the bundle is otherwise great.

Kane O’Farrell

Great strap/battery but avoid case

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2021

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I think that the elite strap with battery pack is great but a little expensive. the battery counter balances the headset and it is very comfortable. The case on the other hand is awful, it has a zip that is hidden away and you pull it along with a bit of string. The zip gets caught on the charging wire of the battery pack. It looks good but is highly impractical, the zip broke after hardly any use and has now made the case obsolete to the point that I brought a new third party case with proper zips. If they just sold the elite strap with battery for £90 then that would be worth it but the case should be avoided at all costs.

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