Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
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Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#2Oh boy. This is bad for Vision Pro...
Apple would never make such a small deal about upgrading the chip in one of their products unless they thought that product was toast.
I wonder if they're just in full pivot mode to glasses.
Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#3Oh boy. This is bad for Vision Pro... Apple would never make such a small deal about upgrading the chip in one of their products unless they thought that product was toast. I wonder if they're just in full pivot mode to glasses.
Couldn't they also be planning a revamp of the design for next year? If that's the case, maybe a smaller announcement now would be apt.
Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#4Oh boy. This is bad for Vision Pro... Apple would never make such a small deal about upgrading the chip in one of their products unless they thought that product was toast. I wonder if they're just in full pivot mode to glasses.
They just did the same for the iPad Pro and the 14 inch MBP…
Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#5Anyone using one? If so, what for? (please give details)
I got an oculus quest 2, was blown away by it for 1-2 hours, but never really picked it up again. The games were fun but very shallow, and never tried any practical uses.
Would love to use VR for working on a plane. Currently use a laptop, but my neck sometimes gets sore from looking down. VR has the potential to 10x the screen real estate and prevent having to look at down at an acute angle.
Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#6Oh boy. This is bad for Vision Pro... Apple would never make such a small deal about upgrading the chip in one of their products unless they thought that product was toast. I wonder if they're just in full pivot mode to glasses.
It's the same deal they made about upgrading the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro to M5:
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/10/apple-introduces-the-...
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/10/apple-unveils-new-14-...
The real issue is that various rumors point to them cancelling or pushing back the plan for a new version of the headset that is cheaper and lighter in favor of working on the smart glasses.
Without a cheaper, lighter headset I don't think it's going to become a significant product for Apple.
Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#7Oh boy. This is bad for Vision Pro... Apple would never make such a small deal about upgrading the chip in one of their products unless they thought that product was toast. I wonder if they're just in full pivot mode to glasses.
Couldn't they also be planning a revamp of the design for next year? If that's the case, maybe a smaller announcement now would be apt.
Supposedly that's been shelved.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-01/apple-she...
Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#8> Apple Vision Pro with the M5 chip and Dual Knit Band starts at $3,499 (U.S.), and is available in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage capacities.
Apple being stingy with storage (and RAM) isn’t new, but the base $3.5k spec with only 256 GB is extreme.
EDIT: clarity
Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#9Anyone using one? If so, what for? (please give details) I got an oculus quest 2, was blown away by it for 1-2 hours, but never really picked it up again. The games were fun but very shallow, and never tried any practical uses. Would love to use VR for working on a plane. Currently use a laptop, but my neck sometimes gets sore from looking down. VR has the potential to 10x the screen real estate and prevent having to…
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Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#10> Apple Vision Pro with the M5 chip and Dual Knit Band starts at $3,499 (U.S.), and is available in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage capacities. Apple being stingy with storage (and RAM) isn’t new, but the base $3.5k spec with only 256 GB is extreme. EDIT: clarity
You're not paying $3.5k for the SSD.