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Is the Vision Pro actually that expensive at $3500?

A high/end LG OLED G3 77 inch TV @ $4,300

A Dell XPS laptop @ $4,000

A 2005 Honda Civic with 225,000 miles @ $3800

NBA season tickets mid-“club” level seats @ $4300 (does not include parking, dinner, transportation)

A Barcalounger power reclining loveseat @ $3120

An 11 x 18.5 ft outdoor storage shed made out of plastic and genuine steel frame @ $5274

You might need that Honda if you are barely scrapping by, but if you are like many HN readers then you know damn well that most of what you really needed was taken care of a long time ago.

Disposable income is disposable how you see fit.

I see fit to buy a Vision Pro after a short test-drive. And I expect to be amazed.

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About half of the items you posted are not really comparable for a lot of reasons:

A high/end LG OLED G3 77 inch TV @ $4,300: Buy one of them to watch shows with your entire family. Want do do that with the Vision? You're either taking turns or forking out $14k for 4 of them.

A Dell XPS laptop @ $4,000: Can be used for many more things than the vision pro seems to be capable of. This is a work device, if you bought the vision pro could you _get rid of_ your work PC or would you need to have it anyway?

A 2005 Honda Civic with 225,000 miles @ $3800: I challenge you to trade in your car for a VR headset. Go on, tell us how much better your life is afterwards.

NBA season tickets mid-“club” level seats @ $4300 (does not include parking, dinner, transportation) A Barcalounger power reclining loveseat @ $3120

These two are actually comparable in that they're ultimately unnecessary luxury items.

An 11 x 18.5 ft outdoor storage shed made out of plastic and genuine steel frame @ $5274:

I'll just keep my lawnmower inside next to the shelf I keep my Vision Pro on.

These comparisons are ridiculous, I notice you didn't bother mentioning how cheap the Vision Pro is next to a house?

One word: 2-hours-battery

Why do you think 2 hours battery life for this form factor is a debilitating constraint?

It won't be a casual device that you want to put on/off to check the news while saving battery, so it's not a contender for the smartphone. Two hours is not enough for daily work, so it won't replace the computer. Meaning this is a routine device that you use once or twice per day then forget about it.

I use my laptop everyday and leave it connected to power. Battery power is nice but rarely used.

But we don't walk around with the laptop while working, headsets need to be wireless.

Can’t you plug in it? My Windows laptop gives me about 45 mins tops. My Quest is never charged when I go to use it. It only gets charged when I use it.

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