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Apple Vision Pro: the 2026 review

Could the original model actually make sense today?

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Sam Byford
Jan 30, 2026
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The first reviews dropped for the Vision Pro exactly two years ago today, and whatever critics thought about the merits of Apple’s headset itself, they were unanimous on one thing: it’s way too expensive, so normal people shouldn’t buy it.

And I didn’t. Until I did.

Last year’s launch of the slightly spec-bumped M5 version meant that resale prices for the…

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