To put the MetaQuestPro to the test as a VR headset designed for work, I left my MacBook Air untouched for a full week of virtualreality productivity.
Meta says headsets like the Quest Pro need to be able to replace a laptop if they’re ever going to truly catch on. So, why not give it a shot? I tried using a Meta Quest Pro to replace my beloved M1 MacBook Air for a full week — just to see what happened.
I completed my first task quickly and easily, creating an image using the Pixlr web app in the Quest browser — the Quest Pro doesn’t have a good, native image editor yet unfortunately. There are several amazing paint apps and 3D modeling apps in the Quest app store, but if you simply want to create a two-dimensional image with graphics or need to edit a photo, you have to resort to a web service. Pixlr is surprisingly handy for this, and it felt comfortable to create an image this way.
I tested sideloading several Android browser apps to find a workaround for downloading a website image and none seemed to offer a good solution. Even if downloading worked, the problem that couldn’t be overcome was the limitation that side-loaded apps occupy a single window, and I was already spoiled on using three. I needed a Quest VR browser in order to do that.
I wasn’t cut off from my wife, who spoke with me while I was wearing the Quest Pro, letting me know she was going out for some shopping. A bit later, a Messenger notification came to my headset, my wife letting me know she was on the way back. Since I needed the protective cover, I chose an option that appears below the warning to switch the headset tracking off. In this configuration, when I move my head the headset display travels with me instead of remaining fixed in place. Rotating my head still works as expected and doesn’t interfere with normal usage when seated. My controllers spin to match the orientation of my hands but don’t follow my hand position, staying fixed in front of me about halfway up my torso.
I had a piece of soft neoprene about a quarter-inch thick that I cut and used to remedy this issue, and it works beautifully. At the start of the day, I held the neoprene in place on the Quest Pro’s forehead pad, put on the headset, and after several hours, no mark was visible. The soft neoprene filled the gap and spread the weight over a wider area.
I’ve been here before A full five-day workweek passed, and I managed to completely replace my MacBook Air with my Quest Pro. I was tempted but didn’t resort to Immersed’s remote desktop to cheat and use my laptop for image editing. It was a bit of a challenge, primarily because I was innovating workarounds as I went. That might be a dealbreaker for you, and it’s unlikely that anyone purchasing a Quest Pro will need to give up their computer entirely to enjoy having a high-end VR headset.
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