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Microsoft Offers MacBook Air Owners $650 Trade-In Value Towards Surface Pro 3
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I like the surface and I am strongly considering getting one. I wouldn't trade in a mba for one. Especially not a 2013-2014.
Hmmmm, 650 max is low but then you still have to buy a keyboard and then you can't sit with it in your lap because you need to use the kickstand thing and lets face it its a design flaw. Why would I trade a good hinged laptop for a wanna-be laptop? I'd rather buy a number of other windows ultra books before buying a surface 3. Never mind I find holding an iPad up while lounging reading an uncomfortable task for long time spans and it's smaller! I really don't want to cuddle with anything bigger than an iPad mini. oh well. That didn't take long for them to "discount" their product.
Why does everyone trash the surface. I agree it is not a great laptop. But it is hands down the best device that I have found as a pianist to use for sight reading .pdf sheet music scores. I've been waiting for a non 16-9 tablet bigger than the ipad and this is it. Got mine on release day and it works great for the purpose I got it for. Plus it serves as a portable pc when I travel.
Also for those who said it is not ideal for mouse and keyboard I beg to differ. I use it with a logitech k811 and a logitech slim ultra easy switch mouse and it works perfectly.
Also for those who said it is not ideal for mouse and keyboard I beg to differ. I use it with a logitech k811 and a logitech slim ultra easy switch mouse and it works perfectly.
Wait MS still hase stores. I have never seen one. Lol. Love my MacBook Air. I can't get my mind to think of using a surface as I hate windows 8. And the fact that windows 8 won't sync with my iPhone or iPad like my MacBook Air does and I find that really useful.
I've seen lots, where abouts do you live?
This is a smart move by MS. Even if a few switch, it's more people entering the the MS Eco system. It's also getting people talking about the surface pro.
Having never used a pro and not really needing one I cant comment on how good a system it is. I do most things on my iPad which has served me well.
trade-in for Microsoft product
I have tried the Microsoft product within my school district and I was never enthralled with them. Each time it was pushed on us by district office IT personnel something always seemed to not work. So, I would pull out my MBP 2011 or iPad Air and was able to accomplish the task with no difficulties. Never going back to a pc.
I have tried the Microsoft product within my school district and I was never enthralled with them. Each time it was pushed on us by district office IT personnel something always seemed to not work. So, I would pull out my MBP 2011 or iPad Air and was able to accomplish the task with no difficulties. Never going back to a pc.
This cash for MacBook Airs is the sort of thing I'd expect under Steve Balmer, but the thing which surprises me is that it is continuing under the new CEO, Satya Nadella. Maybe this is more endemic of the corporate culture of Microsoft, and the type of people who have become entrenched during the Balmer regime.
I own a MacBook Air, and have tried Microsoft Surfaces in the stores, and no way would I swap.
I own a MacBook Air, and have tried Microsoft Surfaces in the stores, and no way would I swap.
Would never be a good deal. Entry-level current MBA i5/125GB/$799. SP3 to get the i5 processor you need the mid-level and that is $999 for i5/128GB. How is that a deal? And it says i can install any software I want to. Guess they found a way for me to install Logic, Pages, Numbers, Subler, etc. 
So I will pay at least $350 for a machine that doesn't work for everything i need to do? Oh, but i can touch a screen and use MS Office. No thanks.
So I will pay at least $350 for a machine that doesn't work for everything i need to do? Oh, but i can touch a screen and use MS Office. No thanks.If they can't sell these to Windows users, what on earth makes them think they will ever be able to sell them to Mac users.
Same here. I just can't stand them.
Same here. I just can't stand them.
I'm not an Apple fanboy and not anti MS, but no way. We had a Surface at work for evaluation purposes, I was initially supposed to have it, but gave it to someone else as I hated it. As did they. Eventually it was given to someone on the Helpdesk to evaluate! Just awful. One USB port that you had to use the network dongle for, so really if you are using it in a corporate environment, zero usb ports, heavy, the soft keyboard kept on malfunctioning and Windows 8.0 was just horrible. Apparently 8.2 or whatever the newest version is, is better. But yeah I wouldn't have a bar of these things.
MacBook Air is best for Windows 8
I have a 2011 11" MacBook Air and I've never seen Windows 8 zip along like it does on that with Parallels. Moreover, you can find your Windows programs in the Dock much easier than relying on Windows 8. And, of course, I get to run a proper operating system the rest of the time.
I have a 2011 11" MacBook Air and I've never seen Windows 8 zip along like it does on that with Parallels. Moreover, you can find your Windows programs in the Dock much easier than relying on Windows 8. And, of course, I get to run a proper operating system the rest of the time.
It's on me...... Exactly!
Do I want to use a system feeling free as a bird, enjoying my experience knowing that the company behind my system is looking after my system?
Or do I want to spend half my life dodging and hoping that I, yes I lmao, don't allow invaders in, and then banging my head against a brick wall constantly clearing up the mess.
Don't give me you should know what your downloading rubbish!
Dang, they predicted what I was going to try. (Just kidding, still wouldn't be a good deal.)
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Meanwhile, it takes skill to mess up an iPad like that. Still not even easy on a MBA. When I used to use Windows in Boot Camp, I had to actually worry about which junky program I installed so I could open an <insert archive file type here> file. Every single thing you'd install had to use a freakin' 3rd-party installer; you can't just drag an application in. And half those installers tried to bait you into installing the Bing/Yahoo!/Ask/Babylon/Conduit bar, even Adobe's own Flash installer. Nothing used standard installation directories, so files got lost in places the Windows search couldn't find. What a waste of time that was.
Even on OS X, the worst that could happen is you install MacKeeper, some other scammy cleanup utilities, and a Norton free trial.
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Hahaha, good one. Before you even get to try the OS, it eats up half your device's storage capacity. That alone makes it deserve rejection.
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Pity it's not worldwide... I was thinking of giving them a call and asking if they wanted to sell me one of those MBA that they must be flooded with right now.
If it ran OSX I would buy it in a heartbeat. Way cooler than a macbook air.. it would change the way I work. I am even considering getting one and dealing with the annoyances just to have the awesome pen input and the form factor (I like the aspect ratio of the screen a lot.. the 11" macbook air screen is an aspect ration better for watching movies... the surface pro aspect ratio looks great for actually getting work done...) though dealing with the annoyances of windows is a huge price to pay for this, so I guess I'll see what the 12" MBA looks like before I buy...