Thankfully, in the headset nobody can see my tears.
  • EdibleFriend@lemmy.world
    1413·
    8 months ago

    I paid a lot of money for the privilege of getting an Apple Vision Pro brand-new in February. All-in, with optical inserts and taxes, I financed a little over $3,900 for the 256GB version of the headset.

    Financing something like this. Holy fuck this person is an absolute moron.

    • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
      391·
      8 months ago

      That’s not a smart choice to finance. First release is almost always overpriced and going to rapidly devalue. There’s a ton of R&D overhead to cover with initial launch of a new product line. The next iteration will be less expensive, or at least have multiple models with tiered pricing.

    • OutsizedWalrus@lemmy.world
      302·
      8 months ago

      Eh, Apple offers essentially zero cost financing.

      If you actually have the cash and budget for this, it’s better to invest that $4k.

    • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1714·
      8 months ago

      Why? I financed an AVP too and use it extensively for my business. Maybe they’re doing the same? Especially with the Apple Card, it’s 0% interest. Why wouldn’t you do that instead of paying for the whole thing outright? Anyone who paid for the whole thing outright seems like a moron to me.

      • Chocrates@lemmy.world
        131·
        8 months ago

        How do you use it at work? Do you think it has paid for itself? Does it enable anything that was impossible before?

        • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
          13·
          8 months ago

          How do you use it at work?

          You get to write off your masterbation aid as a business expense. Is that not what everyone does?

        • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          8 months ago

          I use it at work to both film and preview Spatial Video while we’re capturing footage. I don’t think it has paid for itself yet (although I could make the argument that having a 4K 3D TV on the go is worth it too for when I’m not working) but I can see that point rapidly approaching. It definitely enables things that weren’t possible before and, for whatever reason, my brain works better with the concept of spatial computing and being able to separate what I’m doing by actual physical location with the added ability that I can prioritize and position what I’m working on in 3D space. I attempted this before with the Quest and even with the Valve Index and various virtual desktop tools but none work as well as the AVP combined with my MacBook and the iPhones we use.

      • rbesfe@lemmy.ca
        121·
        8 months ago

        Genuinely curious what business case exists for the vision pro that couldn’t be handled by a modern iPhone (for AR) or laptop (for getting real work done)

        • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          8 months ago

          Well, my business case is pretty specific but, to answer your question directly, it’s not meant as a replacement for either of those things. I use it in conjunction with my laptop and several iPhones. We film everything in Spatial Video so that we have LIDAR/depth info for the project we’re working on. The Vision Pro lets me record and preview the video immediately.

          Outside of that, I use the screen mirroring on my MacBook pretty religiously and I love being able to have my various workspaces all around me. For whatever reason, my mind works better when I can separate things spatially and have certain apps open in one room. I’m a pacer so I like to think about what I’m doing while pacing and looking using the Vision Pro and then, when I’m ready, I sit down at my desk, mirror the display, and finish what I’m working on.

          It’s really cool. It’s definitely the worst version of the product it’s ever going to be so the amount of use I get out of it right now just makes me more excited for what’s to come in the future. As long as I’m getting use out of it now, though, I see no issues with the cost because it’s literally something I can’t do with any other device (and I own all the other VR headsets, including the Quest and Index).

  • ddonuts4@lemmy.world
    80·
    8 months ago

    $2500-3500-ish, versus $3500-5k new. Steeper discounts on fully optioned models.

    Saved you a click. Looks to me like deprecation is not all that dissimilar to that of optioned out Macbooks.