If the $3,500 price tag of the Apple Vision Pro headset is too much for your hands, you may want to hold off on purchasing one for the time being After all, a second-generation model should be available in the near future But you may have to wait longer than you think

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the Apple Vision Pro 2 is at least 18 months away In other words, unlike the iPhone or the Apple Watch, you can't just wait a year hoping the next model is a little better; a year and a half is not that long, but still, there is a good chance that the next Vision headset won't arrive quite so soon

After all, we had heard rumors of the impending release of Apple's headset years before it actually appeared Some rumors even suggested that the Vision Pro would be released in 2022, nearly two years before it was actually released

Garman notes that the Vision Pro's reputation proves that it is still a work in progress, confirming his earlier comments that the headset is "essentially a prototype" and may take four generations to reach its "ideal state" Basically, it boils down to the fact that Vision Pro is heavy and does not always run smoothly

First generation Apple products often have problems, and it is no surprise that Vision Pro is no exception Unfortunately, we may be waiting a while for these major hardware problems to be fixed As Garman points out, it will take at least a year and a half

In the meantime, those who are not satisfied with the Vision Pro will have a chance to return it Apple does not release figures on returns, so we have no idea how many are being returned

According to Gurman's return data, Vision Pro returns are "average to above average compared to other products Depending on location, it is clear that the larger Apple Stores have higher return rates: there were more than eight returns per day, and the largest Apple Stores had "more than a quarter of the total returns

However, Gurman noted that there are no signs of a crisis yet, and Apple Store employees are questioning buyers about why they want to return headsets, and that information is being passed on to store managers and later to Apple headquarters That information will probably be used to improve future development and hopefully make the Vision Pro 2 a better product Whenever it is delivered, that is

At the very least, it will give them time to save the high asking price of the headset