Apple Vision Pro

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1. Resting your head (pillow or other head support) while wearing AVP vs. holding it up is the key to using AVP for better ergonomics compared to using just the laptop.

   Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?”

2. I'll work for 4+ hours straight in my Vision Pro when I'm on a plane or train, but when I'm in a less cramped place I'd rather just use a normal screen

   Mixed · May 2026 · in “Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?”

3. AVP is actually really good for this. I often work reclined (on bed or couch) with a giant high resolution display wherever it is comfortable.

   Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Apple: You (Still) Don't Understand the Vision Pro”

4. The screens/tech in the Vision Pro is remarkable, but sadly the iron grip of the App Store Guidelines means none of it is really accessible

   Mixed · Sep 2026 · in “Steam Frame starts at $1059”

5. If you are into the Apple wall garden then obviously the Vision Pro but you'll have to go through all the usual hoops to publish anything

   Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “The Disappearance of Japan's Animators”

6. My longest sessions have exceeded 12 hours, my daily working average being 2-4 hours with peaks of 6-8 hours at least twice a week.

   Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?”

7. Tim Cook deserves some praises from everything that's happened on the hardware side of things, even regarding the Vision pro.

   Mixed · Nov 2025 · in “Report: Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO 'as soon as next year'”

8. For nice hardware with hardly any content, not making huge strides to get existing VR content on it was a terrible strategy.

   Mixed · Sep 2026 · in “iPhone Duo”

9. The pricing still makes it a prohibitive purchase, but the hardware update does make it a bit more interesting to look into.

   Mixed · May 2026 · in “On the Future of Apple’s Vision Platform”

10. The amazing pass through (I have a Quest 3 and it’s not even remotely comparable) allows me to feel like I’m still IRL

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?”

11. i prefer working in my vp and see a possible world where vp makes my remote team collaborate as if were in the office

    Recommends · Nov 2025

12. the hardware is really cool, but it doesn't really strike me that any of the software justifies the purchase price

    Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “Steam Machine”

13. There were full-length NBA Lakers games in the Vision Pro headset earlier this year. I watched a few - super cool.

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “The coolest use for the Vision Pro”

14. Far and away my biggest use-case is connecting it to my laptop for gigantic (private) movie theater-sized screen.

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?”

15. It's a cool device, but when it was released I felt like Apple was a couple years late and 3499 dollars short.

    Mixed · Sep 2026 · in “iPhone Duo”

16. It is the most exciting piece of computer hardware to program apps for that I've purchased in the last decade.

    Mixed · Oct 2026 · in “Way to Play Super Mario 64: On Apple Vision Pro”

17. Apple believes the Vision Pro is an iPad Minus, instead of being the most powerful working machine they have.

    Mixed · Jan 2026 · in “Apple: You (Still) Don't Understand the Vision Pro”

18. It is the greatest piece of technology I have ever owned, and I have a very hard time recommending it anyone.

    Mixed · Jul 2026 · in “The coolest use for the Vision Pro”

19. Favorite tech product I have ever purchased. I use it as my main MacBook display for often 8+ hours per day.

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “The coolest use for the Vision Pro”

20. You only have to buy glasses once more ever, but they're $3000, weigh over a pound, and need to be recharged

    Mixed · Sep 2026 · in “iPhone Duo”

21. It's a game changer for travel; you disappear into a private movie theater and come out at your destination.

    Recommends · Sep 2026 · in “Steam Frame starts at $1059”

22. I use mine a few hours a day...great for pairing with a macbook and working from and awesome for movies too.

    Recommends · Oct 2026 · in “Way to Play Super Mario 64: On Apple Vision Pro”

23. I do watch movies on it once in a while (in those beautiful environments), especially when I'm on a flight.

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?”

24. Long usage is fine for me - with the inserts I have my computer glasses prescription so things look good.

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?”

25. The Vision Pro is close, close enough for at least some people. Which is also why it's over 3x the price.

    Mixed · Sep 2026 · in “Steam Frame starts at $1059”

26. i focus much better inside avp. i am lucky to find it comfortable, especially with the dual knit band

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?”

27. I use the Apple Vision Pro as my primary display for an average of 8+ hours a day without any issues.

    Recommends · Sep 2026 · in “Steam Frame starts at $1059”

28. 99% of "apps" for it were confused garbage, totally misunderstanding what it's for or how to use it.

    Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “Apple WWDC 2026 Livestream”

29. it felt amazing, but its Apple and there lots of other reasons not to buy their locked down hardware

    Mixed · Sep 2026 · in “Steam Frame starts at $1059”

30. Stopped using it after about a week or two of usage. The only interesting use case was screen mirroring from my Mac, but that wasn't compelling enough to endure the weight of it on my face.

    Criticizes · Jun 2026 · in “Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?”

31. The ergonomics of the first strap were dog shit, and everyone, certainly Apple, knew years before Vision Pro launched that a dual strap was the only way to make longer sessions viable.

    Criticizes · Mar 2026 · in “AirPods Max 2”

32. It's simply a product without a defining use case, and most people do not want to live life literally behind a screen with giant goggles strapped to their face.

    Criticizes · Apr 2026 · in “Another Day Has Come”

33. Vision's OS, on the hand, basically iOS-ified hardware that deserved to be treated like the first device to be positioned above and beyond the Mac.

    Criticizes · Apr 2026 · in “Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman”

34. Would have kept mine, for what it's worth, if I could do dev work with Xcode, VSCode, etc. freely without needing to use a macbook alongside it

    Criticizes · Aug 2026 · in “Run Android ARM64 VR APKs on Apple Vision Pro”

35. The vision pro thing is a major flop. Nobody wanted one before it came out and nobody wants or needs one now and it's too expensive.

    Criticizes · Dec 2025 · in “Apple's slow AI pace becomes a strength as market grows weary of spending”

36. For more than the price of three 4K OLED 144Hz monitors, you get to don a heavy headset that messes up your hair, makes you sweaty

    Criticizes · Nov 2025

37. It certainly focused the entire org on manufacturing a suite of chips and hardware that are on a completely different level than their competitors.

    Mixed · Apr 2026 · in “Tim Cook's Impeccable Timing”

38. Often, I need to run a calibration step if changing between them, otherwise gaze typically targets the item below what I’m looking at

    Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?”

39. the glare visible when showing high contrast things, e.g. a movie on a dark background, and the text not being crisp for coding

    Mixed · May 2026 · in “Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?”

40. AVP is a great example of Tim's ability to execute the logistics despite lacking the user story driven sensibilities of Jobs

    Mixed · Nov 2025 · in “Report: Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO 'as soon as next year'”