Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not 

The Apple Vision Pro is the best consumer headset anyone’s ever made — and that’s the problem.

here’s a lot of pressure on the new Apple Vision Pro, Apple’s long-awaited entry into the world of computers you wear on your face.

That cover glass hides a huge array of cameras and sensors. There’s a pair of high-res front cameras for the video passthrough

Apple doesn’t want anyone to think of the Vision Pro as a VR headset, but it’s a VR headset — albeit a VR headset that almost lets you pretend it’s not a VR headset.

THE GOOD Display is a technical marvel with the best video passthrough yet Hand and eye tracking are a leap forward Works seamlessly with Apple’s ecosystem Fun to put windows all over space

THE BAD Very expensive Video passthrough is still video passthrough and can be blurry Hand and eye tracking can be inconsistent and frustrating Personas are uncanny and somewhat terrifying It’s pretty lonely in there

The other two pieces are the light seal, which comes in various sizes, and the headband, which comes in two thicknesses.

Notably, the Vision Pro is substantially heavier than the familiar Quest 2 (503g) or even the heavier Quest 3 (515g) — headsets that have built-in batteries

The other two pieces are the light seal, which comes in various sizes, and the headband, which comes in two thicknesses.