Trade in a Macbook Air for $650 Off a Surface Pro 3
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Microsoft released its Surface Pro 3 last Friday, and despite a few issues here or there, the thing is a sleek, stylish, powerful computer - that doesn't come cheap. Microsoft is aware of this fact, and is looking for a way to convince you to buy one...but mainly if you're already a Mac user looking to make the switch to Windows.
Until July 31, Microsoft is offering up to $650 in store credit towards the purchase of a Surface Pro 3 when you trade in your old Macbook Air. Specifically, your Macbook 'must power on to be considered working' and 'water-damaged devices and devices with cracked screens are not considered working devices.' So if your Macbook Air became a Macbook Water after a flood or something, your computer's no good here.
This is just the latest such offer from Microsoft targeting its old rival. In September of last year, Microsoft ran two trade-in offers: one wanted old iPads in exchange for a Surface RT, and one was for old iPhones for - duh - a shiny new Windows Phone. The difference this time around is that the Surface Pro 3 is actually something you may want to seriously consider as a viable option.
If you need convincing, Microsoft has a whole stat sheet detailing why the Surface Pro 3 is superior to the Macbook, but at the end of the day, you probably won't be swayed unless you're looking for a change. And on that note, I do have to wonder if there are any Mac users out there who actually want to go to Windows 8 from OS X. I know what I prefer, and that's why I'm still using Windows despite my qualms with it.
So are any of you out there considering this offer? The Surface Pro 3 is a really great machine, and I have a feeling that if you get one, you'll probably be happy for quite a while. But are you willing to make the switch from Apple to Microsoft? What are your feelings on the dueling operating systems?
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Brian's been a writer-for-hire for the better part of ten years, creating content for Geek Magazine, Machinima, and even Hasbro's Trivial Pursuit. After living in New York for most of his life, he recently relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he plays drums in his band, the Lost Wheels, and roams the land for the midwest's best approximation of actual pizza.
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