$599 sounds steep and I probably wouldn't pay for it. But if you are actually using zoom quite a bit, this isn't a bad deal. For that price, you are getting a v

$599 sounds steep and I probably wouldn't pay for it. But if you are actually using zoom quite a bit, this isn't a bad deal. For that price, you are getting a very nice sized screen and it seems like the cameras and microphones are better suited to video conferencing than an iPad. Sure, it's probably overkill for most people. But then again, my laptop is overkill for most people and even for me 90% of the time, but i like having something powerful for that 10%. If i were in meetings all day, or even if I had a few meetings where my role was particularly important (e.g. a professor who is going to be giving lectures via zoom) i'd definitely shell out for something like this (and i bet my employer would too).