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Microsoft Will Pay You $1K To Ditch MacBooks For Surface Laptop Ultra

In addition to a number of other offers for various devices, Microsoft is offering a massive trade-in bonus of "up to $1000" for potential buyers of its new NVIDIA RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra, if they're willing to trade-in a MacBook Pro.

When using Microsoft's trade-in tool, the top M5 Max / 128GB / 4TB 16-inch Apple MacBook Pro 2025 configuration fetched a trade-in value of $2016; the trade in bonus of "up to $1000" is applied on top of the value of the system, once Microsoft receives the device and confirms its condition.

For reference, a lower-tier M5 Pro-based MacBook Pro with 24GB of memory and 1TB drive, fetched $1024 (in working condition, with charger included).

If you're interested in taking advantage of this promo from Microsoft, you can find the official trade-in page here. After purchasing a Surface Laptop Ultra and shipping your MacBook Pro to...

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