iFixit has published thelatestof its famous teardowns , where the repair site disassembles a democratic electronic equipment in orderliness to canvass and itemise its intragroup components . In this case Apple ’s new Vision Pro motley - realism headset – at $ 3,499 a costly product to bust apart out of gossamer curiosity – is the point under examination .
Apple product are notoriously difficult to take apart , with the company fond of using uncommon or proprietary screws and rafts of gum to thwart tinkerers and DIYers . ( We all know how much Apple dislikes theconcept of ego - repair . ) But even by Cupertino ’s standard , Vision Pro is unusually resistant to deconstruction , with the site kvetch about what it describe as an “ insane dismantling summons . ”
“ Aside from magnetic part replacement and clever SIM eject function , ” the presenter laments , “ not very much of this teardown was effortless . It was actually really effort … ful . Tons of convolute construction , finicky fasteners , and a bevy of square bracket made for a virtual nightmare . ”
iFixit has plenty of experience in this department , and can broadly speaking be relied upon to break the defense of even the most complex machine . But the sheer number of layers , sealed by screws , mucilage , tape , protective moving-picture show and attaching brackets , force the site to spend an entire video just generate inside . The discoveries within will be discussed in another video to be posted later .
It ’s debatable , of course , whether the intermediate Vision Pro customer will even want to open up their expensive headset and start settle around . This is astate - of - the - artwork deviceboasting groundbreaking technical school , and perhaps it was always inevitable that it would boast an intimidatingly complex internal design . But there is a principle at stakes here : the Right to Repair . Last class , following years of resistance , Apple bespeak asoftening in its stanceon the right hand to Repair movement , but anti - user designs like this may give a more precise insight into the company ’s real feelings .
Apple sellsAppleCare+ for Vision Profor the tidy gist of $ 499 , which get you a $ 500 deduction ( $ 799 vs $ 299 ) on front meth mending and a thumping $ 2,100 discount ( $ 2,399 vs $ 299 ) on any other hangout . Considering how unmanageable it is just to take apart and the incredible disbursement of the Vision Pro — you might want to at least consider it .
