Apple Vision Pro Gets First Discount at Woot ($200 Off) [Updated]

[nathansz]

Woot is probably an Apple subsidiary.

It’s amazon

 

[lenger]

As long as it doesn’t play the 3 Body Problem game I won’t get one.

 

[dwaltwhit]

less than 5% off? c'mon

 

[AF_APPLETALK]

I ve been following VR gaming for years. They are soooo niche that never understood why Apple kept investing and developing their own VR in a more holistic way not just gaming. Most of my friends are trying to found ways to reduce their digital time spent. I wouldn’t buy that thing even if it would cost less than 1K.

Agreed. I'm also trying to step AWAY from technology when I can, not become even more immersed in it...

Same. This is why they really need to spend more time on things like the HomePod. Things that disappear into your life.

 

[George Bailey]

LOL! Probably returns/refurbs Apple is making available through other channels because having lots of refurbs available at Apple would look bad. So, no specifics on sizing.

They're new, not refurbs.
Even if they were that wouldn't affect the sizing, as that's a separate piece.
Other than that you nailed it.

 

[IIGS User]

Only $3300?

Let me skip meals for 6 months.

 

[Eso]

Save $150, then spend $400 on a correctly-sized headband and light seal. What a deal!

 

[alexreich]

I returned mine before I hit 2 weeks. It's too cumbersome to bother with. Heavy as hell, annoying external battery with a wire running from your head down your back. Looks stupid. At this point it's a head Mac with some fancy media consumption options. There is no value in it for the average person, yet they sell this dev kit to end users to see who will bite. For $3499, it's hilarious that anyone other than developers with the future in mind would keep it. That's the value of a seriously nice MacBook Pro or Mac Studio and it's annoying to use. Not worth it.

 

[Haiku_Oezu]

It actually does say what size seal and band you get

 

[tshrimp]

$150 off?!?!?!?...Hold me back .

 

[eleuthero]

Seeing the discount, this would appear to be in line with some of their volume discounts for businesses for non-macbook purchases... it may just be that Woot used the Amazon-Apple partnership agreement to buy a bunch and sell them at a discount (which is kind of what woot does).

 

[Nautilus007]

$1500 is a great price for this headset.

 

[wikiverse]

So many Apple devices across numerous retailers are being put on perma sale.

In the past youd not see discounts for a short while… as there was demand and a sale just wasn't necessary at all. And if it was, it would be minimal discount to lure customers from other retailers.

But now they arnt trying to lure customers from other retailrs, but basically trying to lire out customers full stop 😂

Apple have priced themselves out of the market. Their products aren't that much better than their competitors to justify the premium - especially with SSD and RAM prices.

 

[Fuzzball84]

Apple have priced themselves out of the market. Their products aren't that much better than their competitors to justify the premium - especially with SSD and RAM prices.

They still have an edge on quality and support, most the time.

But Microsoft surface and others really are up there in terms of quality and support too… in some cases exceeding Apple.

 

[HiVolt]

I'm honestly a bit stunned at how quickly the hype for this thing died...

I bet it was 90% youtubers and other content creators who bought these to make initial videos in the first couple few weeks after launch.

The videos completely dried up on my youtube recommendations (and I watched a LOT of them), and I'm sure a lot were returned.

 

[JapanApple]

given they are using this photo GASP!. They sell as many as they have.

 

[turbineseaplane]

I'm honestly a bit stunned at how quickly the hype for this thing died...

I'm not surprised at all
"A little bit better" but "way more expensive" than other existing and established options

AVP was DOA

 

[funwithstuff]

It actually does say what size seal and band you get

Yes it does — 21W/Small/Small. The page also says that if those don't work for you, don't buy it.

 

[svish]

$150 off is good but cannot purchase one not knowing about the size. Better to purchase directly from Apple. But the price has to be much cheaper for widespread adoption.

 

[Harvey Zoltan]

Looking forward to Vision Pro’s release in my country.

 

[Col4bin]

Was in an Apple Store in central Florida two weekends ago. Store was crowded with people (not Apple employees) all over the place and browsing at every table, except the AVP table. No interest at all. I know demos are by appointment but no one was even mildly curious enough to even stop at the table and look at the device up close.

100% its ridiculous price point alone is a massive wall.

 

[MockT]

I'm glad I got the AVP.

Nothing else could have made feel as good about my decision to return it.

 

[abrasion]

Interesting but I'm not sure if it will make anyone budge

 

[dominiongamma]

Was in an Apple Store in central Florida two weekends ago. Store was crowded with people (not Apple employees) all over the place and browsing at every table, except the AVP table. No interest at all. I know demos are by appointment but no one was even mildly curious enough to even stop at the table and look at the device up close.

I don’t believe this at all

 

[Haiku_Oezu]

Yes it does — 21W/Small/Small. The page also says that if those don't work for you, don't buy it.

That’s what I said.

When I posted the article said the catch is that you don’t know what size you get so I pointed out the page does in fact say that