Dump your old iPad at the Microsoft Store and get at least $200 towards your next Surface

Microsoft Store

Nothing similar a deal to put us in a skillful mood. In case you didn't know, Microsoft is planning to update its Surface line of products in a few short weeks. We're expecting to encounter the Surface ii, follow upward to last yr's Surface RT and the Surface Pro two, which is the Haswell refresh of the Surface Pro. Those devices should be announced and available effectually the launch of Windows 8.1 on October 18th. Simply below you lot're going to read about how you tin plow in your old iPad to get at to the lowest degree $200 towards that new Surface.

Let'due south start with the bad news first. You're going to demand a Microsoft Store to do this. Not simply live in the United States and interact with the Microsoft Store, merely a brick-and-mortar shop where you tin physically set up pes inside Microsoft retail space. So if you accept a Microsoft Store nigh you or plan on visiting one between now and October 27th read on.

Dump the iPad for Surface

If you bring in a gently used iPad 2, 3, or 4 yous'll get a minimum $200 gift card for the Microsoft Shop. You'll want to refresh your iPad and remove any data on in that location, one time you've done that you're $200 closer to a new Surface tablet. Whether you spend that gift card on a Surface or Xbox 1 is completely up to you, but we'd probably lean the Surface route personally.

Hitting up the source below to go the total details. There is a limit of i per customer, so don't all send me your iPads and wait whatever gift cards shortly.

Anybody interested in turning in an old iPad towards some Microsoft products? Sound off beneath.

Source: Microsoft Shop

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