My Honest Thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro (I Bought it Twice...)

Noah Banks
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259 Video Views·Jun 17, 2024
let's have an honest conversation it's
been all over the news and social media
you've heard the Hefty price tag are the
Apple Vision Pros all hype or are they
actually worth the $3500 because let's
be real that's at least one to two
months rent here in New York city so in
this video I will answer three specific
questions for you what is it like who is
it for and ultimately is it worth it now
that I've had the Apple Vision Pro for
about a month I can definitely say there
are things that it does very well and
things that need a lot of work so we'll
start off on a more positive note and I
can share with you what I think are its
biggest strengths first off multitasking
and productivity
one of the first things I did when
testing out the functionality Apple
Vision Pro was basically turn my studio
into a virtual office I was able to
stick different windows and apps all
around my New York studio for example I
was able to have an entertainment setup
on one wall did a multiscreen
workstation where my desk was and
finally have a section in my room for
more personal apps like messages notes
and photos almost like an extension of
my iPhone and honestly the idea of
having multiple screens up in an open
space is wild to me I remember one of
the craziest things that made me feel
like I was in a Sci-Fi movie for real
was I was eating lunch one day and I was
having call with Mama banks on the right
side scrolling through music on my left
and then I was looking up for a new
cabinet on Safari in front of me talk
about multitasking on steroids this
functionality also works really well
when it comes to being productive and
getting things done I was actually able
to create an entire script in storyboard
from my last video all within the Apple
Vision Pro ecosystem being able to grab
links and photos from one window and
then pasting it into my notion workspace
from our free form board it was just
seamless and actually made content
creation more engaging and fun now where
the Apple vision Pro actually succeeds
the most in is consuming media content
watching movies and TV shows in this
thing is absolutely insane you can
basically have a movie theater size
screen throughout your entire house and
if you want to make it even more
immersive you can actually use the
atmosphere function and block out
everything by just scrolling the wheel
dial and then you get transported to a
preset environment such as Y national
park Joshua Tree again you can do this
anywhere whether it's your living room
your bedroom bathroom even being able to
view your personal photo phot and videos
on like a larger display and a gallery
view is a really cool experience and
another cool feature that not many
people talk about is the actually the
ability to take what Apple calls spatial
videos and photos which basically allows
you to capture 3D moments that you can
actually revisit at a later date it
really does make you feel like you are
there in that moment again I can see
this being super useful for people who
want to relive special moments with
their friends and loved ones but let's
be real all that is cool and all but the
Apple Vision Pro is definitely far from
perfect there are a few bugs and
gimmicky features in here that just
really stuck out to me first thing this
is not the best for video calls and
FaceTime communication I remember when
it first came out everybody just kept
posting about the Persona features where
you can basically scan your face with
the Apple Vision Pro and it create a
digital Persona of yourself however you
can definitely tell it is still in beta
even though I thought it was a pretty
cool feature because it would show you
all of your facial expressions and even
capture your hand movements however
every person I tried to call was shocked
by what they saw and they they said it
looked very strange because I was either
like crosseyed or my face was distorted
in fact let me know in the comments
below what do you think about my Persona
does it look like me is it realistic I
also don't think the Apple Vision Pro is
meant for environments outside the home
now there are a ton of videos out there
showing people using Apple Vision Pro in
the streets whether on the subway or
even playing basketball I mean I
wouldn't do that personally but that's
just me at this time I think it's just
too heavy and bulky to be walking around
especially in New York City you're going
to always have to be carrying this
awkward battery pack around with you
everywhere for me the only place I'd
really see myself using this outside of
the comfort of my home would be for
maybe extended trips like a 2 to three
hour plane or bus ride and you know I
couldn't make a video without mentioning
something health and wellness related
this apple Vision Pro is definitely not
meant for Fitness like at all I tried
doing this thing where I would have a
few windows open during a 20-minute
pelaton ride and literally had to take
it off after 5 minutes because there was
just too much going on and my head
started feeling a little bit more
exhausted than my legs I also attempted
to do a Apple Fitness Plus ab workout
but again it was just an awkward
experience trying to use this device
when working out and I would just get a
huge headache within 5 to 10 minutes
truly the only health and fitness
application that I would ever see this
working for is actually when using
Apple's mindfulness app where you can do
an immersive breathing exercise or
meditation within the Apple Vision Pro
ecosystem all right so with all of that
said to the question of who is the Apple
Vision Pro for well the first group
would be early tech adopters people who
either like to be ahead of the curve
when it comes to new Innovative
technology or being the person who tests
out the tech right when it comes out
like me the second group would be
creatives and Engineers for example
creators who want to get the most out of
Apple's ecosystem like the free form app
or love the idea of extending their Mac
display when editing videos and Final
Cut as well as engineers and maybe even
Architects where the Apple Vision Pro
can basically open up opportunities to
expand their models and prototypes to a
larger than life size right in front of
their eyes and then finally I think it's
probably for that group of people who
just have extra money lying around blow
on a new piece of tech they don't even
bat an eye at a high price tag which
brings me to the ultimate question of
this video are these worth the
gut-wrenching $3500 after spending a
solid month with the Apple Vision Pro
the one thing I could say for sure this
is not for the everyday consumer if you
don't fit in any of those groups that I
just mentioned then honestly I don't
think this is worth buying Apple don't
hate me for saying that it just really
can't replace your Mac your iPad your
iPhone which I think are Staples for
people in the Apple ecosystem it also
just needs a lot more refinement in
terms of like the size the software and
the different use cases that you can use
this for and as of today there are still
not enough apps that support the full
vision OS platform even Netflix as well
as YouTube are not even supported yet
personally I'd rather just spend my
money on a new Macbook computer like the
new M3 models however I do think that
this is going to be the technology of
the future when the Apple Vision Pro
version 3 or version 4 comes out that's
when I think it would be a good time to
buy I can see this being the equivalent
of everyone having like an Apple watch
or airpods if they get it a lot smaller
and integrate into our day-to-day lives
if anything I do recommend you at least
book an appointment to try it out as it
is a fun new user experience that I
think everybody should try and it gives
you a taste of what's to come in the
future Honestly though if you have the
extra money to spend I'd rather you just
spend it on one of these products here
which are pretty pricey but I do think
that they add some sort of value to your
life as always stay healthy be happy and
embrace the hype
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