Man uses Apple Vision Pro onboard flight, shares 8-point experience. See viral post

Apple's Vision Pro is now available in stores.

Amit Gupta, founder of Sudowrite, took to X on Sunday to narrate his experience after using Apple’s latest innovation, the Vision Pro. He used it on a five-hour flight and wrote a few points that he observed about the tech giant’s most expensive gadget.

Gupta was earlier hesitant to try it but later was convinced to use it on a Southwest airplane. “Just boarded a 5-hour flight with Apple Vision Pro. Will I be brave enough to strap it to my face?” Gupta wrote in a tweet.

However, his experience turned out to be quite positive. He was able to use it with his AppleMacBook with the display almost closed and more space on the tray. He also appreciated the privacy it offered. The old Airpods Pro also worked fine with the augmented-reality (AR) headset. Gupta also found them really cool and the same was confirmed by a fellow passenger as well.

Apart from the impressive features, Gupta noticed a lag on the huge mirrored display. He also listed a few other points about his experience.

"- Nice to be able to use my MacBook keyboard with the display mostly closed, with drinks on my tray table. feels less crowded.

- nice to have this "private" screen. No one peeking over my shoulder.

- mirrored display looks a LOT bigger in actual use than in this video. it's a big laggy.

- the "old" AirPods Pro work just fine

- disney DRM blocks the movie from this screen recording

- I let the vision update to visionOS 1.0.2 last night and my battery was down to 50% this morning!

- I paid for Wi-Fi for my MacBook, but the vision can't share it unless I pay for a second device. I wish it could! But since I'm mirroring, it's not a big deal.

- my seatmate said "that's cool". no one else has said anything or appeared to notice."

See the post here:

ok ya'll convinced me. i'm that guy

sitting here in coach on southwest with a giant monitor in front of me, watching a movie overhead. i love this. Observations - nice to be able to use my MacBook keyboard with the display mostly closed, with drinks on my tray table. feels less… https://t.co/FVF4fLhs0bpic.twitter.com/2HqvDfE8OK — Amit Gupta (@superamit) February 3, 2024

Gupta's post went viral with over two million views and several comments from Apple enthusiasts.

Meanwhile, the AR headset starts at a staggering cost of $3,499 (Rs 2,90,415 approximately) and costs more than thrice as much as the priciest headset in Meta's line of mixed and virtual reality devices. The device has already hit the stores. It comes with Light Seal cushions, polishing cloth, USB Type-C cable, and a USB Type-C adaptor.

Apple will also sell Zeiss brand optical inserts for people with glasses and magnetic readers that attach to the front of the device. The readers will cost $99 and the prescription inserts will cost $149.