Meta Quest Pro
 

I was going to buy this if it was under $1,500, but not at that price, especially as it costs over 1700 Euros in Europe. Plus the fact that it ony has 1 or 2 hours battery life. That means you can't even watch a movie on it in one sitting. I thought the benefit of having a lighter and more comfortable headset would be so you could have longer sessions in virtual reality.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63200153

One benefit of these mixed reality VR headsets will be that you could do some adult work in cafes or on the plane, and nobody would be the wiser. I imagine anybody wearing these in public would get a few stares though, at least until they become mainstream.

imho VR still isn't really 'there' yet. What will make it mainstream is when you can get AR in a small pair of glasses - Then it will fly for work stuff like you suggested.

Have a look at the Pico 4, an alternative to the Meta Quest. Similar price but lighter and a bit better overall going from the reviews

When mobile phones approached pricing of $200 per phone only then everybody got a phone. Now it's hard to imaging a person without one.

Same goes for VR + the fact that headsets are still bulky. Once they get to the size of a pair of glasses, VR would be there.