About two weeks have passed since the debut on the (US) market of Apple Vision Prothe first mixed reality headset from the Cupertino company, and some buyers have already come to the conclusion that $3,500 is too much for the device. The Californian company has not released numbers in this regard, but according to what was published on the main social networks, the number of returns would constantly increase.
Apple Vision Pro: that’s why so many are returning it
As many owners of iPhone, iPad and Mac will know, Apple allows the return of one of its products within 14 days from purchase. With lots of reimbursement, Obviously. Well, a few days after purchase, many users have already decided to return the Vision Pro, and for fairly obvious and predictable reasons.
Based on the testimonials available online, comfort is certainly not one of the strong points of the headset. It would in fact unleash strong heachache and also the there is nothing, a disorder that also causes nausea and dizziness. The device would then too heavy and what’s more with an unbalanced weight. Of course, headaches and eye discomfort are problems that have also emerged with the use of other VR viewers, but in the case of the Apple Vision Pro there is also the not at all low price to consider.
Parker Ortolani by The Verge for example it declares that the viewer is “too uncomfortable to wear, even for short periods of time“. For this reason he decided to proceed with the restitution: “It’s too expensive a device” e “causes eye strain and constant headaches“.
Hardware aside, there is also the aforementioned question of cost. Driven by curiosity, many have decided to buy the Apple device “sight unseen”, but after testing it for several days – also to increase productivity – they realized that it wasn’t worth the risk. «I don’t use it for productivity or even entertainment, and there aren’t enough games, so I see no reason to keep it», we read on Reddit.
Despite the list of “cons” on which almost everyone seems to agree, Apple can sleep soundly. Many of the users who opted to return the product stated that they can’t wait to get their hands on the second generation Vision Pro. In short, the interest is there, we just need to make the necessary changes.