{"id":35242,"date":"2013-09-13T22:54:05","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T17:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=35242"},"modified":"2013-09-21T20:07:25","modified_gmt":"2013-09-21T14:37:25","slug":"microsoft-buys-old-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/09\/microsoft-buys-old-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Sell Old iPads to Microsoft for $200!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to sell old iPads? Microsoft is offering $200 to buy your old iPad and trade it for gift certificates to encourage you to buy the new Microsoft Surface tablets or other Microsoft gadgets from the Microsoft Stores.<\/p>\n

Microsoft iPad Deal<\/h2>\n

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Which iPads will Microsoft buy?<\/strong> They will buy any Apple iPad 2, 3, or 4. It should be ‘gently used’, have a power cord and not be password protected.<\/p>\n

Can you get more that $200 for your iPad?<\/strong> The deal says you get a minimum $200 gift card. So they might value your iPad for a higher value depending in version and condition.<\/p>\n

Will Microsoft offer $200 cash on buyback?<\/strong> Microsoft will offer a $200 gift card<\/p>\n

Where is the deal on offer?<\/strong> The deal is available on\u00a0select Microsoft retail stores in US and Canada. Offer not valid on online Microsoft Store.<\/p>\n

Can you trade-in 3 old iPads?<\/strong> No. There is a limit of one iPad exchange per customer.<\/p>\n

Till when is the offer valid?<\/strong> The offer which started on September 5, 2013 is expected to close on October 27, 2013.<\/p>\n

Do you need to buy a Surface tablet? <\/strong>You can use the gift card to trade in the $200 for any Microsoft gadget at Microsoft stores. But the deal is mainly target to replace your old iPad with the new Surface RT tablet.<\/p>\n

So what is Microsoft Surface?<\/strong> – \u00a0Surface is available as 2 gadgets – Surface\u00a0RT<\/a> \u00a0is the\u00a0Microsoft tablet costing $349 that comes preloaded with free touch-enabled Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.\u00a0Surface Pro is a higher version at $799, which is basically a\u00a0laptop in tablet form that runs all your favorite Windows desktop programs. So a $200+ coupon is a great deal to by the Surface RT.<\/p>\n

iPad vs Surface RT<\/h3>\n

In fact Microsoft has set up a page to compare iPad with Surface<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also see this comparison video between ipad and Surface RT.<\/p>\n