As is the case with buying pretty much any used electronics or components, it’s important that you know exactly what the device in question has been through before it comes into your possession. If someone offered to sell you a car, for instance, only for it to show up with four flat tires and a hole in the roof, you probably wouldn’t want it. It’s the same thing with graphics cards.

Graphics cards, like any PC component, gradually wear out over time. If someone was pushing a graphics card to its absolute maximum 24/7, especially for something like crypto mining, it’s not going to have much life in it by the time it makes it into your hands. To ensure this problem doesn’t happen to you, you should only purchase used graphics cards from trustworthy sources. If you’re buying directly from a person, make sure it’s someone you know and trust. If you’re buying from a storefront, online or physical, check reviews and source opinions. The extra legwork will spare you the tragedy of finding your new graphics card on its proverbial deathbed.

Apple seems to have joined Meta in going down the productivity path, instead of catering specifically to the gaming market. The headset is controlled with a user’s “eyes, hands, and voice” instead of controllers. Expect advanced hand and eye tracking as standard. Gestures themselves are designed to be “subtle and natural,” and Siri also plays a part.

Users can utilize a variety of apps, and scale them to their needs. If you hate looking at your living room, “environments” can also be added to change your backdrop, and their transparency can be altered via a wheel on the headset. It also syncs with iCloud, and interacts seamlessly with the rest of Apple’s ecosystem. If you must have some form of input, Vision Pro will automatically connect with a Mac or iPhone, and can connect to things like keyboards via Bluetooth.

Apple has suggested it could particularly benefit remote workers, and people who regularly attend virtual meetings. The device also has a slim profile, which could mean it is comfortable to wear for extended periods. As current VR-users may know, this is vital when working in a headset for an extended period, or if you’re using one as a home entertainment system. 

As far as gaming is concerned, Apple did give a glimpse of some capability — however, there is nothing to suggest you’ll get a similar experience to the one currently offered by devices like the Quest 2 headset.

At WWDC 2023, Apple talked extensively about the storage expansion versatility of the new Mac Pro. It offers seven PCIe expansion slots, with six of them supporting the PCIe Gen 4 standard that is twice as faster. The I/O situation is handled by a total of eight Thunderbolt 4 bolts — two on the top and six at the back.

There’s also a trio of USB Type-A ports, a pair of high-bandwidth HDMI ports that allow up to 8K video streams, and a pair of Ethernet ports with a peak 10Gbps data throughput. You can hook up to six Pro Display XDR monitors to the new Mac Pro, if you desire that many screens on your workstation for some reason.

The Mac Pro starts at $6,999 for the tower setup, but if you want the rack-mounted format, you will have to cough up $7,499 at the bare minimum. A student discount brings the asking price of Apple’s updated Mac Pro to $6,599.