Apple Vision Pro has 16GB of memory, potentially 1TB of storage
The Apple Vision Pro may be equipped with 16GB of memory at launch, code exploration has uncovered, with storage for the mixed-reality headset potentially able to reach as high as 1TB.
Watching Spatial Video on an Apple Vision Pro
Apple announced that it will be bringing the Apple Vision Pro to consumer hands from February 2 in the United States. While Apple hasn't revealed many of the configuration options for the headset yet, some details have apparently surfaced via Xcode.
According to MacRumors on Tuesday, the release of Xcode 15.2, which includes support for developing visionOS apps, has references to the Vision Pro bearing a total of 16GB of unified memory. This is apparently the same amount Apple included in its Vision Pro development kits.
The press release announcing the pre-order and release date did mention that the starting price of $3,499 will include 256GB of storage, but only alluded to higher capacities. Similar searches within Xcode seems to indicate that a 1TB capacity will be available.
Again, this apparently correlates with the capacities offered in the developer kits.
Full configuration options for the headsets won't be officially confirmed until January 19, when Apple opens up preorders in the United States.
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If you are giving a headset 16 GB, then a Mac should have that to start with as well. at the least.
and 256 gb in bae mac storage? in what world is that ok?
Can I use a flight yoke and other controls to play X-Plane for an experience beyond my wildest imagination? And that’s not even thinking outside the box!
There are so many possibilities with Apple Vision!
Still, I wouldn't complain if they reduced the upgrade prices a bit. RAM is easily under $5/GB and NAND is under $0.10/GB:
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/historical-cost-of-computer-memory-and-storage
8GB RAM is under $40 (Apple charges $200). 1TB NAND is under $100 (Apple charges $400). Apple's prices are close to 2013 prices. I reckon 12GB RAM + 512GB base on low-end without a price increase would be reasonable and 24GB RAM + 1TB base on $2k+ models. These would cost Apple under $50 on low-end and under $100 on high-end.
Then on low-end charge $200 to go from 12GB to 24GB and on high-end $200 to go 24GB to 36GB.
Apple really needs to stop with their extortion tactics for memory and SSD prices. It was better when you could upgrade memory and storage on your own, because no one bought the Apple upgrades. Similar to the printer market in which the ink cartridges sometimes cost more than the actual printer. Now Apple has the consumer over the barrel and they know it and charge ridiculous prices.
1b) A fun little spreadsheet experiment with a you can run is to adjust the prices for a given product category (e,g, 16" MacBook Pro) where Apple would get the same profit margin, but you alter the cost for the chipset, unified memory, storage, or anything else you'd like, to see how that would affect the low-end of that product.
2) You may feel slighted they want to entice buyers to try out Apple products or increase their net revenue and profits, but that's fucking business. What it's not is extortion. If you actually have a problem with this you can A) buy the low end product knowing that Apple's net profit will be lower, or 2) choose to boycott Apple altogether. Or, if you really feel this is extortion you can take Apple to court.
Fair enough. I don’t quite agree with the base being fair. But I definitely agree with the upgrade pricing being far out of line.
I remember prior to m1 launch, everyone was so excited about apple doing their own thing and how avoiding the Intel and amd fees would bring cheaper Mac’s. LOL Instead, the prices took a Spacex rocket to the outer limits. Sure “base” models with specs from half a decade ago are somewhat affordable, but even those are messed with. From halving the ssd read speeds of m2 and m3 models if you don’t upgrade, to halving bus speeds of m3 models unless you upgrade, then charging an arm and a leg for those upgrades - when the m1 gen didn’t do any of that (except rip you at upgrade pricing), it’s a total rip. But apple knows they’ve got a user base and there’s no where else to go. Windows is a joke, Linux is just not that nice an experience, and what’s left? Chrome? LOL. Sad state of affairs. Apple Silicon is great. But it’s also proven to be a bit of a money munching Trojan horse.
Could Apple have decided to make a much slower and cheaper Mac that was basically the same performance as the last Intel MacBook Pro to be the first Apple Silicon MacBook Pro and then done no other advancements to keep prices way down? Of course, but you surely wouldn't bitched about that, too. Making things faster, more efficient, and overall better is kinda what technically strives for.