Trade in MacBook Air, Get $650 for Surface Pro 3

Microsoft is offering up to $650 in store credit for those who trade in their MacBook Air and purchase a Surface Pro 3.

From now until July 31, MacBook Air users can bring their laptops to a Microsoft Store in the U.S. or Canada, and get a credit that they can use to purchase Redmond's latest Surface tablet.

To be eligible for a trade-in, a MacBook Air must power on, and not have any water damage or cracked screens.

When Microsoft introduced the Surface Pro 3, Panos Panay, head of Microsoft's Surface division, touted the device as 'the tablet that can replace your laptop.' Panay compared the Surface Pro 3 to the 13-inch MacBook Air, and said the Surface Pro 3 allows for 6 percent more content on the display than the Apple laptop, despite having a smaller 12-inch display.

In PCMag's review, we found that the Surface Pro 3 'isn't exactly the ultimate melding of laptop and tablet, at least not in its current iteration,' thanks to its bulky frame and the fact that the keyboard add-on costs $130 extra.

It does, however, come with a pressure-sensitive stylus, and sports a 12-inch, 2,160-by-1,440-resolution display.

The Core i5 version of the tablet arrived in the U.S. and Canada on June 20 starting at $799. The Core i3 and i7 versions are set to arrive on Aug. 1. By the end of August, the new Surface will roll out in Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.

Microsoft, meanwhile, ran a similar trade-in deal last year, offering $200 to those who traded in their iPad for a new Surface.

For more, see PCMag's full review of the Surface Pro 3 (slideshow above) and the Type Cover.