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

by Chris Harper — Sunday, October 11, 2026, 01:40 PM EDT

Official Surface Laptop footage, showcasing its OLED brightness during outdoor use. Image: Microsoft

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).

Microsoft's trade-in page—note that the total is before the $1000 promotion on top. Image: Microsoft

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 Redmond, you'll receive up to $1000 on top of the original trade-in value quote, in accordance with the promotion. If you aren't a current MacBook Pro user, Microsoft also accepts tablets, phones, laptops and consoles for trade-ins, but that additional bonus is exclusive to MacBook Pro trade-ins.

See The Surface Laptop Ultra in action with gaming and AI workloads.

Alternatively, Best Buy also accepts trade-ins, and offers multiple configurations of the Surface Book Ultra:

Tags: Apple, Microsoft, laptop, (nasdaq:msft), rtx spark, surface laptop ultra

Chris Harper

Christopher Harper is a tech writer with over a decade of experience writing how-tos and news. Off work, he stays sharp with gym time & stylish action games.