Mike Peterson
Apple plans to launch a Mac trade-in program at retail locations in the U.S. and Canada in June, according to a report on Tuesday.
The program will allow customers to trade in older Mac devices in return for credit toward a new purchase. While in-store trade-ins of products like iPhones and Apple Watches have been available for some time, Mac trade-ins were previously restricted to an online program.
According to Bloomberg, the program will be implemented at Apple retail locations in the U.S. on June 15 and at Canadian locations on June 18.
Customers who take advantage of the program will be able to apply the trade-in value of their computers toward a new purchase or cash it out for an Apple gift card.
The new trade-in option may be part of an effort to boost sales of Mac devices, since it does away with the previous hassle of needing to send in an older Mac via mail to receive credit toward a new device. With the program, users will be able to immediately apply that credit toward a new purchase in-store.
It will likely take some time to get off the ground, however. As of early June, many Apple Stores across the U.S. remain shuttered despite the company reopening locations internationally.
On Sunday, a separate report indicated that Apple was preparing to offer monthly installment payment plans for iPads, MacBooks and AirPods when purchased with an Apple Card.
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7 Comments
That's convenient. Like the iPhone, I can probably make a little more selling to someone else, but the hassle isn't worth the effort most of the time.
I wish they had had the trade-in last year. But better than never I suppose.
Glad to hear of this, but it will be too late for me to take advantage of it for my next purchase. But there's always next year ...
"The new trade-in option may be part of an effort to boost sales of Mac devices"
Maybe Apple should consider barriers by design to new hardware upgrades including 'onboard' storage and macOS support inflexibilities ?
It's not rocket science - one can't even 'change the tires' on most macs any more... It seems ridiculous...
Has insanely great become greatly insane within a decade ?
I trade in my iPad, Watch regularly and am in the phone upgrade program. Prices may not be quite as high as third-party trade in services but certainly is so much easier. No mailing, no waiting for checks etc. makes sense to include trading in Mac’s.