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Same use case for me. Laptops have terrible ergonomics it’s near impossible to get proper posture while traveling. - Laptop stands help but introduce a new se

by sdn90 3y ago

Same use case for me. Laptops have terrible ergonomics it’s near impossible to get proper posture while traveling. - Laptop stands help but introduce a new set of problems around the distance of the screen and keyboard height - Hard to find adjustable office chairs anywhere - If you’re in a city where you’re walking for hours a day, carrying a larger laptop gets tiring

hollerith 3y ago
Sounds like you know that this new product weighs less than a large laptop.
- thfuran 3y ago
  The poor ergonomics of laptops are unrelated to their weight.
  - fastball 3y ago
    The last bullet point in GC's comment was related to weight.
    - thfuran 3y ago
      Hmm, I guess you could take it that way. But things that light only really get tiring if the weight is poorly distributed. It's more about the size and sort of bag it's likely to be in.
- fomine3 3y ago
  Quest Pro weights 722g while MacBook Air 15 weights 1.5kg. How can you expect it's twice heavier than Quest? It's completely unacceptable for most people's head.
- parentheses 3y ago
  It's a logical assumption and the battery is not head mounted.
warning26 3y ago
I just wish this ran something more like macOS instead of iOS. Like the iPad, it seems I wouldn’t be able to do anything productive on the Reality Pro due to the lack of any sort of meaningful coding tools.
- theshrike79 3y ago
  On the demo video they show it connecting to a macOS laptop wirelessly.
  - warning26 3y ago
    Sure, but that comes with two downsides: 1. Since it's an extended display over wireless, bandwidth limitations mean you're limited to just a single 4k resolution monitor floating in space (they mentioned that it simulates a single 4k monitor in the demo) 2. You also would have to bring your laptop with you To me, one of the major value propositions for something like the Vision Pro would be that it could replace your laptop entirely. But it doesn't seem like that will be the case, at least based on what they've announced.
    - theshrike79 3y ago
      I'm about 80% sure they'll come up with an USB-C -> Vision cable you can use to plug in to your Mac. Or the power bank is an USB-C bank and you can just detach the cable from it and plug it in directly and use the laptop's battery + get a wired connection.
    - fastball 3y ago
      Well you can have the laptop as a single screen floating in space and then other floating screens that are running off the Vision Pro, e.g. your web browser, docs, etc.

by sdn90 3y ago

hollerith 3y ago

Sounds like you know that this new product weighs less than a large laptop.

thfuran 3y ago
The poor ergonomics of laptops are unrelated to their weight.
- fastball 3y ago
  The last bullet point in GC's comment was related to weight.
  - thfuran 3y ago
    Hmm, I guess you could take it that way. But things that light only really get tiring if the weight is poorly distributed. It's more about the size and sort of bag it's likely to be in.
fomine3 3y ago
Quest Pro weights 722g while MacBook Air 15 weights 1.5kg. How can you expect it's twice heavier than Quest? It's completely unacceptable for most people's head.
parentheses 3y ago
It's a logical assumption and the battery is not head mounted.

warning26 3y ago

I just wish this ran something more like macOS instead of iOS. Like the iPad, it seems I wouldn’t be able to do anything productive on the Reality Pro due to the lack of any sort of meaningful coding tools.

theshrike79 3y ago
On the demo video they show it connecting to a macOS laptop wirelessly.
- warning26 3y ago
  Sure, but that comes with two downsides: 1. Since it's an extended display over wireless, bandwidth limitations mean you're limited to just a single 4k resolution monitor floating in space (they mentioned that it simulates a single 4k monitor in the demo) 2. You also would have to bring your laptop with you To me, one of the major value propositions for something like the Vision Pro would be that it could replace your laptop entirely. But it doesn't seem like that will be the case, at least based on what they've announced.
  - theshrike79 3y ago
    I'm about 80% sure they'll come up with an USB-C -> Vision cable you can use to plug in to your Mac. Or the power bank is an USB-C bank and you can just detach the cable from it and plug it in directly and use the laptop's battery + get a wired connection.
  - fastball 3y ago
    Well you can have the laptop as a single screen floating in space and then other floating screens that are running off the Vision Pro, e.g. your web browser, docs, etc.