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

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] olympicyes 10 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Unjerk for a moment. How much should something like this cost? Serious question. Seems like it can do things other devices really can’t. Saw a video yesterday from a programmer who said it could replicate an impossible physical setup. I don’t have a need for it but maybe someone else can see the value.

[–] dodeca 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The Apple Vision Pro supports only one 4k display for your Mac. I've seen some unreleased app dev stuff claiming to support another display, but as far as I know today there isn't any way to do it.

[–] olympicyes 1 points 10 months ago

The one I saw was a single 5K but he was running it at standard resolution (not retina) and making the screen equivalent to 50”. He also used a couple native safari windows on either side, which helps mitigate the single screen issue.

[–] Kolrami 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Good question. I don't have a good source, but this one guy tried to come up with a breakdown a few months ago and in parts alone he estimated $1529.

Inner and outer display including display lens: $840

Silicon content including M2 and R1 chips: $240

Sensors and cameras: $120

Battery: $18

Spatial Audio: $11

Housing, PCBS, cables, connectors, and packaging: $170

Assembly: $130

It aligns with the number in the article. The rest seems like a business decision.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

The Quest 3 is capable of the same stuff and is only $500.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Every single reviewer is saying that the quality of the VR and specially the AR blows any competition out of the water. I highly doubt your comment is true.

[–] Blue_Morpho 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The quality is better but it still does "the same stuff". A PC with a 1080p display and Nvidia 3050 does the same stuff as a 4k display and an Nvidia 4080.

[–] PeroBasta 1 points 10 months ago

Some titles may run at higher FPS on the 3050 build XD

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

It costs 10x more. It sure as hell better do things better than the quest.

[–] CptEnder 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Adding the Valve Index is a another high end model that does all this and more for $1000.

The big difference is the Apple's AR features

[–] june 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I’d agree with you, but the index isn’t a standalone device. Pack all the computing power into the index and the price is going to skyrocket.

Edit to add: index doesn’t have eye or hand tracking.

[–] dodeca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They already did, the VIVE XR Elite, and its $1000.

[–] june 3 points 10 months ago

What? That’s… an entirely different headset? Not even the same manufacturer. There’s also some fairly significant differences between them. The person I replied to said that the Index does all the same stuff that the Vision Pro does which is empirically incorrect.

[–] Nyxon 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I have both and the Quest 3 is definitely not capable of the same stuff.

Kevin Sorbo and Kevin Costner are capable of the same stuff too but there is a clear difference in performance and value.

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

I get the point but you could have picked at least one good actor instead of two mediocre ones. Sorbo vs Spacy. Big difference in both acting ability and how shitty they are as people.

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

I get your point too. Kevin Sorbo was the name that came to my head first, for some reason, and Kevin Costner followed. TBF though, Kevin Costner has won 2 Academy Awards, one for Best Director (Dances with Wolves in 1991) and has been nominated for a best actor award. He does have a long list of industry accomplishments in various roles. Kevin Sorbo doesn’t have anything close to that. I’m not a big fan of Kevin Costner but objectively speaking he is accomplished in his career.

Kevin Spacey wouldn’t have been better though, with his rapey background and all that, wouldn’t feel right putting him forward as something to aspire to.

Maybe Kevin Sorbo and Kevin Kline would have been a better comparison.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

bill of materials” for the headset at $1,542, and that doesn’t include the costs of research and development, packaging, marketing or Apple’s profit margin.

[–] FoolHen 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

And the software development. I wouldn't be surprised if the total cost is close to the market price. Apple doesn't really need to make profit with this, but to create a market first.