Trade in your MacBook and Microsoft could give you $650 off a Surface
Apple is clearly hoping you'll spend your hard-earned cash on making your next laptop a new MacBook Pro, but Microsoft has other ideas. If the lure of the Touch Bar is not enough to convince you to buy from Apple, Microsoft is dangling a carrot to sway you towards a Surface.
As the company has done before, Microsoft is offering a trade-in program for anyone willing to ditch their old MacBook in favor of a Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book. If you're ready to make the switch, you could save up to $650.
The offer is only valid until November 7, so you don’t have a great deal of time to think about things, but if you have a 'qualifying Macbook Air or Pro device' ("excludes iPads", Microsoft clarifies), the offer is well-worth considering.
To take advantage of the offer, head over to the dedicated trade-in website to find out how much your old MacBook is worth. Next, you'll need to send your hardware off to Microsoft, and you'll then be provided with a promo code which you can use to obtain a discount off your Surface purchase.
Don’t think of this as an opportunity to off-load your crappy, knackered MacBook, though -- conditions apply:
To be eligible for trade-in, you must own the qualifying device, device must power on battery must hold charge and not be required to be plugged in to operate, and be in fully functional, working condition without broken/missing components, cracked display/housing, liquid damage, modification(s) or have device warranty seal broken to be considered working. Cannot be password protected, and include original chargers/accessories. Must contain hard drive.