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Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?

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Re: Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?

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Post by karlgkk »

Yes, I do. It’s an amazing monitor and combination iPad. It’s very different than what is easy to describe - partially because it defies convention in so many ways - but I use it with my Mac and then will have mail and chat and music floating on the sides.

Btw I said iPad. Apple says it’s a computer. Falls short in some key ways, but not unfixable

It is heavy but I don’t mind it. I can see how that might be a deal breaker.

Btw I honestly think that if apple wants to market this thing as a computer, they need to include a keyboard and trackpad. It adds so much to the utility factor that it’s basically indispensable for me. That it works well without one is testament to apples amazing engineering, but they really should be packing those in imho

These things are going to be killer productivity devices if

- price down. obviously.

- lower weight, better battery

- combo keyboard and mouse accessory offered that fits into a carrying case

- able to host Mac apps, or a Mac vm, or something similar. Let me run vs code, IntelliJ, and a terminal with a local container with my build tools. Or blender. Or photoshop. Etc etc etc

Btw protip, tea tastes fine through a metal straw

Re: Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?

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Post by indianmouse »

edmundsauto wrote: post #8
ilrwbwrkhv wrote: post #3

I only use it for watching movies at times but nothing beyond that.

Have you tried the Meta headset for movies?

Only for playing games though. I don't own a Vision, but had a meta quest 2 for a short while and used only for playing games. Given it away to a friend who is also using it for playing games or for some VR sims. Nothing more. It gets claustrophobic very easily.

Re: Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?

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Post by cromka »

dagmx wrote: post #2

I do on days when I work from home. I like to move around the house when I code so I’ll do a bit of work from a couch each day to spend time with the pets , and then I just take my laptop+headset to get a good large screen experience. I also watch movies+shows regularly on it but that’s on the order of 2-3h of use at a time.

Any difference in eye strain compared to pre-vision era?

Re: Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?

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Post by Molitor5901 »

I couldn't. I don't know anyone else who has actually bought one, mine was provided through work but even there no one uses it. I tried, and tried, but it's too heavy, gives me eye strain and I finally gave up on it. I went to the Apple store thinking maybe I was wearing it properly, and they took me through the demo but it's just not for me. The Quest was actually better but there the weight of the helmet eventually forced me to stop using it. Maybe one day we will have glasses instead of a helmet because the technology is really cool.

Re: Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?

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Post by afavour »

LandR wrote: post #7
soulofmischief wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

*whole, I'm very curious what part of the world are you from?

I'm in the UK and know loads of people with Iphones or apple laptops, but zero people with the headset, and don't really know anyone with any interest in it. I've never even heard of a single person talking about it.

I’ve never heard a single U.K. friend talk about their Aston Martin but there are plenty on the road. I’m just not in the economic group that buys them.

Feel like the Apple Vision is the same way, to a lesser extent. Current price tag makes it a rich person’s plaything.

Re: Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?

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Post by edmundsauto »

indianmouse wrote: post #14
edmundsauto wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you tried the Meta headset for movies?

Only for playing games though. I don't own a Vision, but had a meta quest 2 for a short while and used only for playing games. Given it away to a friend who is also using it for playing games or for some VR sims. Nothing more. It gets claustrophobic very easily.

I have a q3 and it’s pretty solid for a couple hours. I do use a neck fan as I’m a sweaty person. Graphics are good though, and the quest doesn’t abstract away the filesystem - I can plugin a flash drive with content or literally scp movie files over to the filesystem on the headset. Just took an international flight and it was great with their airplane mode.

Am not a fan how Apple doesn’t let you treat devices as actual computers. Quest is android and didn’t lock us out of that.

Re: Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?

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Post by viccis »

karlgkk wrote: post #11

Yes, I do. It’s an amazing monitor and combination iPad. It’s very different than what is easy to describe - partially because it defies convention in so many ways - but I use it with my Mac and then will have mail and chat and music floating on the sides. Btw I said iPad. Apple says it’s a computer. Falls short in some key ways, but not unfixable It is heavy but I don’t mind it. I can see how that might be a deal br…

>It is heavy but I don’t mind it.

Consider trying a counter weight. Hunting supply stores sell them for nightvision goggles, and when I tried one on my friend's Valve Index it was shocking how much better it felt.

Re: Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?

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Post by rgarrett88 »

karlgkk wrote: post #11

Yes, I do. It’s an amazing monitor and combination iPad. It’s very different than what is easy to describe - partially because it defies convention in so many ways - but I use it with my Mac and then will have mail and chat and music floating on the sides. Btw I said iPad. Apple says it’s a computer. Falls short in some key ways, but not unfixable It is heavy but I don’t mind it. I can see how that might be a deal br…

I'm of the opinion that Apple will never natively allow unmanaged code outside macOS due to app store revenue. I mean if the AVP fails it would be a huge write down but if it wins and allows people to circumvent the Apple tax that's still a fail for the company.
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