Apple in all probability didn’t really design its dear Imaginative and prescient Professional case to be impervious to getting run over by a automotive. However at the very least for one grateful buyer although, it appears the official carrying case was nicely value the additional money.
At $200, the official Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional Journey Case isn’t precisely the very best deal on the market, since Imaginative and prescient Professional can technically match into an enormous array of VR headset instances already available on the market.
Nonetheless, one Reddit person might be fairly pleased they selected the premium choice, which Apple appears to have really undersold in its spec sheet; it solely lists some generic info about its materials and design.
It’s bought a ripstop outer shell, polycarbonate protecting construction, microfiber interior lining, and retractable deal with—no point out of its potential to guard Imaginative and prescient Professional within the occasion of being run over by a 4,290 lb (1,940 kg) Toyota SUV.
In a Reddit post, person ‘gxace’ recounts precisely that after having forgotten their Imaginative and prescient Professional on the bottom whereas loading different issues right into a Toyota FJ Cruiser. As seen above, safety digital camera footage caught the scene because it occurred.
“I suppose the case was value it in spite of everything. No seen cracks on the AVP. Haven’t turned it on but, however simply shocked it didn’t break,” gxace says. “The case appears comparatively tremendous too, however somewhat warped on one aspect and naturally the tire treads haha. Loopy.”
On nearer inspection, the person experiences in a follow-up remark their Imaginative and prescient Professional certainly really nonetheless works.
“Okay! So there was some harm. The face pad factor bought bent somewhat. Fairly nuts. Simply booted it up and it really works tremendous. The case bought barely deformed on the within however you can not inform from outdoors, other than the tread marks.”
A number of scuffs and barely bent facial interface is a reasonably wonderful outcome for having practically demolished a $3,500 system, which might cost you a couple thousand dollars to fix or replace if not coated by Apple Care.
Granted, that’s to not say Apple’s official Imaginative and prescient Professional Journey Case will do the identical for you. Judging by the safety digital camera picture, it appears like there was a good bit of deformation that would have obliterated the headset had been the tire nearer to the middle of the case, which possible would have flattened it considerably extra.
However hey, at the very least the outer glass continues to be in good condition—something a lot of users can’t say even after having babied the headset.
