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Here's why the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro headset is so expensive (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/technology

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The $3499 Apple Vision Pro reportedly costs $1542 to make.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Yeah if you watch the iFixit tear down it’s obvious these things are just packed to the gills with tech. I’m not mega surprised they ended up costing so much. It’s really bleeding edge.

That said it’s way too expensive for me to get on board and I think they made some poor choices. Especially the outer display. The amount of weight, battery drain, fragility, and (presumably) expense that display alone added is just plain dumb. And it looks a lot worse IRL than in their videos.

I also think the aluminum looks great but I wonder how much lighter the headset would be if it were plastic without the outer display and glass.

[–] candyman337 2 points 9 months ago

It's basically got a full fat Mac arm PC in it, it's wild

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wearing a display on your head just seems like an awful experience to me. I always wondered as a kid what my "old people just don't get tech" thing would be and I think this is definitely over that line. I just got no desire for this shit. It's frustrating to see people chase it cause I know I'm going to have to deal with it eventually if they do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Totally disagree with you. VR even in its currently pretty early stages is an absolute blast. Some of the most fun I've had gaming any time recently has been on a Quest 2. And I grew up on 8 and 16 bit consoles so I've been through the gamut of gaming experiences.

When the technology does another 5-10 years of advancing it's going to be absolutely huge.

And to your point about old people not getting tech, my grandmother and mom both love VR and play games and do workouts on Quest together. They actually use them more than I do.