Apple Vision Pro is one of Apple’s most interesting hardware releases yet. It’s technically very impressive, yet it seems almost certain that this form factor won’t last – and is instead just a temporary platform to introduce visionOS to the world before we eventually get glasses.
I did buy one late last year, and while I haven’t been a major user of it, there is one use case that genuinely makes it enjoyable.
When Vision Pro launched, the potential seemed endless. It’d be the headset to end all screens. Mac Virtual Display seemed awesome, and so did the idea of spatial FaceTime – even if Persona’s were a bit jarring at launch.
Then, once the honeymoon phase wore off, people started to realize the headset was quite heavy, making it hard to use for a long period of time. This meant that a lot of people begun selling their Vision Pros, allowing you to pick up a used one for a substantially discounted price.
They average around $1500 right now – a much smaller pill to swallow than the new $3699 starting price point.
