VRay has just announced their first Beta RC available for Maya.  If you buy it now ($899), you get 10% off the purchase price ($999) and free shipping on the hardware dongle when it’s released.

V-Ray for Maya is now shipping as a Beta RC release. You can now purchase V-Ray for Maya without the original Beta limitations. A release date of the final v1.0 of V-Ray for Maya is slated for the middle of this year. The Beta RC release is downloaded and the licensing is completed via email. All Beta RC customers will receive the final V-Ray for Maya v1.0 release download and licensing dongle when it becomes available.

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