Non-Apple Users Testing The Vision Pro

Tom's Guide

What do non-Apple fans think of the Apple Vision Pro?  Tom's Guide had 5 people try Apple’s spatial computing headset and got their impressions around everything from the interface and spatial photos to AR games and the weight and comfort.

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00:00I'm on the moon. This is the future.

00:03So cute.

00:05I got orbs. Here we go.

00:08Wow, that's crazy.

00:10Probably the best headset I've used.

00:16Literally just scrolling through the apps on my phone, but in the air.

00:25So you can tell that where your eyes go, oh my god, that's crazy.

00:28It highlights the icons pretty easily.

00:31Oh, look at that. That's cool.

00:36Oh, look at that fluidness.

00:38So that's how you test the responsiveness, right? The latency? Here we go.

00:41And the finer.

00:43And then the really fast. Yep, it's good.

00:47There we go.

00:49Looks like 3D.

00:51Immersive, okay.

00:53Oh, wow.

00:54Yeah, it's fun.

00:56I want to reach out and pet the dogs.

00:58That's so cool.

01:00Oh, wow. Looks like I'm with that dog right now.

01:03I feel like I'm not soaring at Epcot.

01:06I'm in a different world.

01:08It's like a dream almost, where everything around you is kind of hazy,

01:12but that memory that you have is still right there.

01:16It's crystal clear, and yeah, the detail. Wow.

01:19The individual whiskers you can see, which is pretty good.

01:27It just doesn't feel as clunky.

01:29Granted, I'm not a fan of this, the being tethered.

01:33It's still less wires than we used to have to deal with before.

01:36If you remember the original headsets, there was just wires everywhere.

01:40So look at your hands.

01:42Got it. I got orbs.

01:45I got orbs. Here we go.

01:51You know, I like that you don't need a lot of work.

01:54You know, I like that you don't need a controller,

01:57but as far as I've played other VR fitness games in,

02:01it kind of has the same premise, but with just your hands, which is nice.

02:06Oh, my gosh. Whoa.

02:08That's crazy.

02:15Oh, wow.

02:17I'm on the moon.

02:20This is crazy.

02:24Oh, I guess there's the sun.

02:26Where is it?

02:28Make sure I don't crash into anything.

02:30There it is. Cool.

02:32I could just move around freely. This is really cool.

02:38Okay, I'm here.

02:40Yeah, it's a VR space.

02:42And if I get too close to this, I start seeing what I'm going to collide with.

02:48Avengers Tower.

02:50It's like I can do a full 180 side to side.

02:55Tom's Guide.

02:59And you do the two hands.

03:07What?

03:08This is the future, I think, personally.

03:12Like, I can literally, like, touch it or...

03:16Taylor Swift. Love it.

03:18It's like an oversized keyboard.

03:20You just want to push and make sure it actually hits what you want.

03:25Okay. There we go.

03:27Okay. Scrolling. Okay.

03:29Whenever you're looking at a specific thing,

03:32it kind of highlights it.

03:34And then, of course, tap it. You can see it.

03:38I think it's very heavy.

03:40It feels like it's pressing my cheeks down a lot.

03:43I think if I was sitting watching a movie

03:45with, like, the proper, like, pillow behind me,

03:47I wouldn't have a problem with it.

03:49I also think maybe I just have to tighten it a little bit more.

03:51I know this thing's on my head, but I don't really feel it.

03:54Like, I know some people said it feels heavy.

03:56To me, it doesn't.

03:57And it's fairly comfortable as well.

03:59The fact that I didn't realize I've had it on that long

04:01tells you how comfortable it is.

04:03I wouldn't do more than an hour on this thing.

04:05Luckily, you know, I'm not playing games,

04:07because I know games will probably heat it up a lot faster.

04:09But would I want to wear this for watching an entire two-hour movie?

04:14I wouldn't say so.

04:16I feel like it's also a little bit, definitely heavier.

04:18I definitely notice this compared to Metal Quest II.

04:21It just seems a little bit heavier.

04:23Put it on and write for a bit, and maybe,

04:26mostly for entertainment, I think,

04:28is probably, like, its biggest selling point.

04:30But I'd like to try it out for writing and stuff like that.

04:32Probably games.

04:34Definitely watching the Taylor Swift movie, though.

04:36I think the 3D photo was really fun.

04:39Like, I would love to just, like, do that with my dog

04:41if I was away from her for a while.

04:43I think that's super cool.

04:44Probably productivity.

04:45Just the fact that I could probably have a bunch of windows everywhere.

04:48The thing is, I would still want, like, an actual physical keyboard to write on.

04:51Obviously, that part I wasn't too impressed by.

04:53If I had, like, a MacBook Pro in front of me,

04:55I could just use it as normal, and it'd be pretty seamless.

04:58But the fact that I'd not really get it to just a single screen.

05:01I could just have windows everywhere.

05:03I think the biggest selling point here, you know,

05:05the full VR experience, you could have that

05:07pretty much on any VR headset right now.

05:10where you could have that secondary screen, third screen,

05:14without actually having physical stuff in front of you.

05:17Three monitors.

05:18We're going to come to a desk like this,

05:20and that's the only thing you'll need.

05:21You just need your headset.

05:22No need for a laptop.

05:23No need for screens.

05:25No need for a mouse.

05:26Maybe a keyboard.

05:27To me, it seems like it's just going to try and replace

05:29multiple stuff in your daily life.

05:32I think if I were to invest in something like this,

05:34I would probably invest in, like, an Apple one.

05:37But I don't think I would spend the money on that.

05:39I think at being 22 years old,

05:42I wouldn't be comfortable spending that much money on this.

05:47If you're, like, a hardcore tech enthusiast, sure.

05:50But I wouldn't pay that much money for this.

05:52This is cool. Don't get me wrong.

05:53$3,500, a little too much.

05:54But $2,000, I think that's a little bit more reasonable.

05:58It's tough. Yes and no.

06:00I think for the average consumer, probably not.

06:03But for people that actually like Apple,

06:05for people who like AR or VR or XR tech, you know?

06:08$3,500, you know, if I had that money,

06:11that type of disposable income, then yeah, absolutely.

06:14But $3,500, that's, you know, it's still not replacing my laptop.

06:20It's still not replacing my phone.

06:22If it did that, then it's incentive for me.

06:24But just to be basically an accessory to those devices I use,

06:28that's a tough sell.

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