The Apple Vision Pro is supposed to be the start of a new spatial computing revolution. After several days of testing, it’s clear that it’s the best headset ever made — which is the problem.

The Apple Vision Pro is supposed to be the start of a new spatial computing revolution. After several days of testing, it’s clear that it’s the best headset ever made — which is the problem.

  • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    410·
    10 months ago

    I know it’s overpriced bullshit. Apple has earned every drop of hate I ever give them, it comes from many years hands on experience. But sure I’m just some random windows lover or whatever you pegged me for

    • Aatube@kbin.social
      72·
      10 months ago

      Inflammatory rhetoric is the kind of thing that leads to the problems in society these days

    • ji17br@lemmy.mlEnglish
      52·
      10 months ago

      If you genuinely think it’s worth less than $200 then I don’t know what to tell you.

      • Rooki@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        But do you think 3500€ headset is worth its price? Especially only to be used for short time fun, per fully charged battery. Not to mock, but did they include a longer than 0.5m cable in the package and/or the charger? Probably yes but would be ironic if they would just send in the classic apple package.

        • ji17br@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          To me, no I would never pay $3500 for a headset. But I can also appreciate the insane amount of tech that’s included in it. Historically the 3rd or 4th gen of a new apple product is where they really hit their stride. And hopefully in this case come down in price.

          As for the battery I personally don’t think that would be much of an issue since when I think about my main use case for it I’d be sitting on the couch and it would just be plugged into the wall. I couldn’t find the length of included usb-c cable online but I have a few 2 meter ones already that I would use.

          On flights I can see it being frustrating for sure.

          • Rooki@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            I would have said 2k€ would be a good price, but probably because its apple their 75% additional apple fee added it, for a non mobile vr/ar headset thats too heavy to stay on for longer than an hour.

            • ji17br@lemmy.mlEnglish
              1·
              10 months ago

              The thing you have to factor in is they can’t make very many of them due to technical limitations. I agree $2k would be a good price but if they will sell as many as they could possibly make at $3.5k they aren’t going to sell for less. Gotta recoup all that R&D cost somehow.

              I wouldn’t be surprised to see a better, more refined headset from Apple for under $2k in the next few years. I’m sure they know $3500 is out of reach for the vast majority of consumers.

              • Rooki@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                10 months ago

                Thats the issue with apple, since they saw big success in that price range they will never go down. Did you ever saw a cheaper iphone than the last one? Not that i can remember, they just keep increasing even on older models sometimes