The Apple Vision Pro was one of the most popular ads of the past year. A few weeks after it was officially confirmed at WWDC 2023, it started being talked about. And it’s normal, because although it was known for a long time that they were working on it, the truth is that it ended up being a very interesting proposal, to the extent that the company did not define it as an augmented/mixed virtual reality viewer, but as a spatial computer .

Now, along with the initial design reviews, another recurring topic of conversation was price, starting at $3,499. Yes, it is true that technologically it is a relatively advanced device, but Make no mistake, it is very expensive., expensive enough to deter many users from getting it. And if we add to that some complaints that it is too heavy and consequently not comfortable, then we start looking for an explanation as to why Apple has to revise its sales estimates downwards and, at the same time, accelerate its leap into other markets, remember that it was initially only available in the United States.

This, as we told you yesterday, forced the company to put its plans for the second generation on the shelf Apple Vision Pro to instead focus on the design and marketing of a slightly cheaper version or, as the title suggests, “cheap”, in quotes of course, because we already know that the words Apple and cheap go together as well as Diet Coke and Mentos candies or black coffee with ketchup.

So when we talk about cheap in this context, what do we mean? Is there a price forecast? The truth is, yes, because, as we can read in Wccfttech, The starting price of the “cheap” Apple Vision will be around $1,600. A price that can be interpreted one way or another depending on how we value it. If we compare it to the Pro version for example, there is no doubt that we are talking about a huge difference, more than 50%. But of course, if we compare it to the successful Meta Quest 3, which has a price starting at 549.99 euros, then the cheapness is more debatable.

It is true, yes, that these are two different solutions, at least in their current versions, because of course now the big question is (if this price is confirmed) What cuts can we expect in the non-Pro Apple Vision compared to the Pro, because with such a price difference we can expect an equally substantial difference in terms of technical specifications, features and functions. But for now, we just have to wait, as it is not expected to hit the market until 2025.