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Here's why the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro headset is so expensive (www.cnbc.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The $3499 Apple Vision Pro reportedly costs $1542 to make.

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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Adding the Valve Index is a another high end model that does all this and more for $1000.

The big difference is the Apple's AR features

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    I’d agree with you, but the index isn’t a standalone device. Pack all the computing power into the index and the price is going to skyrocket.

    Edit to add: index doesn’t have eye or hand tracking.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    They already did, the VIVE XR Elite, and its $1000.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    What? That’s… an entirely different headset? Not even the same manufacturer. There’s also some fairly significant differences between them. The person I replied to said that the Index does all the same stuff that the Vision Pro does which is empirically incorrect.

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