r/apple • u/bsoci • Mar 20 '24

Apple reportedly ’accelerating’ entry-level Vision Pro — and it could cost $2,000 less Apple Vision

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/apple-reportedly-accelerating-entry-level-vision-pro-and-it-could-cost-dollar2000-less
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u/dramafan1 Mar 20 '24

Even $1500 USD is high for a device more expensive than a base MacBook Air which is the best selling Mac product. The Vision Pro and its cheaper counterpart will remain a very niche product line until it can be as affordable as an iPhone, though even then it'll require some more usefulness in day to day life for it to become a mainstream product. A lot of people don't want to wear a chunky device on their heads all day which I totally get as it requires future iterations for improved designs. They probably know this product isn't for everyone anyways.

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u/cmsj Mar 20 '24

Vision doesn’t really compete with iPhone though. It’s more in the iPad-Mac territory. I wouldn’t expect to see it stray below Mac pricing anytime soon.

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u/dramafan1 Mar 20 '24

Agreed, it’s not even in the iPad territory but more like the MacBook Pro and other Pro-like Mac devices.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '24

It’s more like an iPad I think. Fancy toy, very limited real world usefulness, future paperweight like most iPads and VR sets

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u/youthcanoe Mar 20 '24

iPad a paperweight? I use mine more than my iPhone and I have been since gen 1 lol

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u/ifallupthestairsnok Mar 20 '24

It’s a paperweight after a decade. You can’t install apps on it because of Apple’s App Store limitation (unless previously downloaded). Whereas on a Mac, you can download legacy apps and programs.

Not to mention, you can downgrade you OS X version to one that runs smoother. It’s impossible to downgrade an older iPad unless you already have the shsh2 blobs saved

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u/arejay00 Mar 20 '24

Who keeps computing devices for more than a decade? I don’t support constant upgrades but isn’t a bit too much to judge a device’s usefulness on whether it is still relevant after a decade?

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u/ifallupthestairsnok Mar 20 '24

My 2012 Mac mini is still running strong, even after OCLP it to Ventura, I plan to downgrade it down to Mojave for 32 bit app support. I don’t do anything other than browse the web, type word documents and play video.

My 2013 iPad Air on the other hand runs really sluggish on iOS 12. My best option is to OTA downgrade it to iOS 10, which is slightly better. I really should’ve saved the blobs whilst I had the chance.

My comment more about how restrictive iOS is compared to macOS. iOS is literally unusable after a decade without jailbreaking/ trollstore whilst Mac can run just like day 1