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Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by globular-toast »

ninkendo wrote: post #261
globular-toast wrote: post #171

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Why would you need multiple virtual screens? With no physical limitation you should be able to have one screen as big as you want it.

I think the virtual mac screen is limited to 4K resolution, which means you can “zoom” it as much as you want, but you won’t be able to fit “more content” on it. That is to say, there’s a difference between having a huge screen with a matching huge resolution (which can fit more windows with the same text/content size), and what the Vision Pro is going to emulate, which is more like taking your existing 4K monitor an…

> Personally, I don’t want a virtual screen at all, I want all the individual windows on my Mac to hover around me in virtual space (like they do for native visionOS apps), but that’s not supported. It’s a real shame IMO.

Well, yes, that would be the ultimate. Why even think in terms of "screens" which only exist for practical reasons in physical space?

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Post by dpkonofa »

blensor wrote: post #270
dpkonofa wrote: post #224

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As much as you guys mention them, I have never, ever experienced an "Apple fanatic" in real life. I'm probably the closest thing to an Apple fanatic and that's only because I buy a lot of their products. I pre-ordered a Vision Pro because I see a lot of use for my business and some new avenues for services I can offer to clients. I'm not tempering any expectations. I'm very excited for this thing.

I think we don't really need to look that far. I have never seen a Hackernews posts that downvoted so many completely normal replies like in this one. I am expecting this here to be downvoted the same just for mentioning it.

I think you’d get downvoted for not contributing anything and it would have nothing to do with these supposed “fanboys”. You made a claim with no evidence to support it that was so general it might as well be meaningless and then added some preemptive persecution. If I could downvote your comment, I sure would.

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Post by alphabettsy »

gabea wrote: post #38

Apple says the Vision's device weight is 600–650 grams and Meta says its Quest 3 is 515 grams. The Vision is between 85-135 grams heavier despite there not being a battery on the part that you wear. Anecdotally and in my experience, there have been many complaints about fatigue for the Quest, and I wonder if Apple will be able to get away with more premium materials in the future versions. It seems like there will be…

The Quest Pro is heavier than the Vision Pro. Maybe they’ll all get lighter.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by blensor »

dpkonofa wrote: post #282
blensor wrote: post #270

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I think we don't really need to look that far. I have never seen a Hackernews posts that downvoted so many completely normal replies like in this one. I am expecting this here to be downvoted the same just for mentioning it.

I think you’d get downvoted for not contributing anything and it would have nothing to do with these supposed “fanboys”. You made a claim with no evidence to support it that was so general it might as well be meaningless and then added some preemptive persecution. If I could downvote your comment, I sure would.

By all means, go ahead if that's your opinion.

I did my best to upvote the comments to balance it out.

You can look them up yourself, they were from astrange, LeoPanthera, sytelus, mdgrech23 and my own further down below

And BTW, my own was just a plain response about how quickly it sold out, no judgement, hyping or hating on it.

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Post by FumblingBear »

nerdjon wrote: post #103
dougmwne wrote: post #95

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Early reports are that the Vision feels quite heavy to wear. That’s almost certainly going to make it a bad choice for virtual screens for more than an hour or so.

From what I can tell it is about the same weight as the Valve Index which I have been able to wear for a fairly extended period of time while doing physical activities. If I can wear that while being physical I can probably handle the Vision Pro for extended periods.

It's actually about 150-200 grams lighter than the Index, though the distribution of weight seems to be better balanced on the Index than the AVP. Hard to say how it will feel for long term usage, but I'm not particularly concerned, personally.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by jedberg »

blensor wrote: post #12
LeoPanthera wrote: post #2

Obviously lower demand than a new iPhone, because the store didn't stutter once, even with the new steps of scanning your face and uploading a prescription. When new iPhones are released usually you can feel the cogs turning in the backend.

Apparently they sold out the Vision Pro in the first 15 minutes

I don't think so because I was just able to put in an order (which I then cancelled because I'm gonna wait for V2 at least).

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by Ancapistani »

TotoHorner wrote: post #19
arjonagelhout wrote: post #11

I’m curious how well this could work for using it as a portable multi-monitor setup. If that works well in combination with my MacBook, I’ll buy it in a heartbeat. Imagine just sitting anywhere, but immediately having 3 large vertical screens with code and documentation.

I use the Quest 3 for this and it works really well (I have a m1 mbp). I use the Immersed app and I'm able to code for 3-4 hours a day with the headset.

I recently retired my Quest 2 in favor of a Pimax Crystal QLED. The resolution is superb, and it's well-suited to my primary use case (gaming/flight sim), but I will say that the one app that I miss from my Quest 2 is Immersed. I _really_ wish I could use my Crystal for productivity, but I've found no other virtual desktop app on any platform that can compete with Immersed.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by blensor »

jedberg wrote: post #286
blensor wrote: post #12

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Apparently they sold out the Vision Pro in the first 15 minutes

I don't think so because I was just able to put in an order (which I then cancelled because I'm gonna wait for V2 at least).

As far as I know, the orders placed now have a delivery date 5-8 weeks out, so it's not the initial batch.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by jedberg »

blensor wrote: post #288
jedberg wrote: post #286

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I don't think so because I was just able to put in an order (which I then cancelled because I'm gonna wait for V2 at least).

As far as I know, the orders placed now have a delivery date 5-8 weeks out, so it's not the initial batch.

Yes this is true, it gave me March 5th as the delivery date.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by dagmx »

rchaud wrote: post #230
lukev wrote: post #191

A lot of people in the comments here complaining about the price, but honestly it makes a ton of sense to me. Apple isn't positioning this as a peripheral or secondary computing device. They are staking the claim (via price and otherwise) that this is a whole computer that you should use for Very Serious Productivity. Whereas the iPad (for example) was always kind of assumed to be a secondary/casual computing device,…

Nah, I don't see that. Apple delivers the same spiel about the iPad Pro and its AR-capable cameras. Not one person uses the iPad Pro for that, they just want the bigger screen.

Isn’t this a bit of a narcissistic take? Tons of creatives use it. It’s a mainstay in a lot of media and entertainment use cases, from on set work to visualization etc just as an example of things I’ve worked on.
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