What to do with old tech can be a bit of a pain, especially if said gadgets are from premium brands like Apple. While it can be handy to have a spare secondary iPhone or iPad to hand in case a newer model goes wrong, sometimes such devices can sit in a drawer or cupboard and just gather dust.
Trading in Apple items to get a newer version is one way around that, but the trade-in values arenāt always great. But as we approach the Presidentsā Day sales, Best Buy is running an āApple Trade-up Eventā, offering some compelling value estimates for people looking to upgrade a whole host of Apple devices.
āYou can apply the value of your trade-in to the purchase of your new Apple device of the same product family. Or you can bring your old device to a Best Buy store and trade it in for a Best Buy Gift Card,ā the retailer explains. āYour old tech will either be refurbished and given a second life or recycled responsibly.ā
As an example of some trade-in prices, you can save up to $500 off the price of a new iPad by trading in a 12.9-inch iPad Pro, but even trading in models like the somewhat aged iPad mini can still net a $200 saving.
Want to upgrade to the iPhone 17? Then, if you have an iPhone 15 Pro Max or iPhone 15 Pro, you can save $300 and $275, respectively.
Want the latest M4 MacBooks and have an M3 MacBook Pro or M2 MacBook Air? Then thereās the potential to save $800 and $450.
And savings can be had on Mac desktops too, though Iād say those trade-in values arenāt quite as generous as the others. The same sort of applies to Apple Watch trade-ins, but there’s still scope to knock a decent chunk of change off a new Apple Watch if you have an older one thatās going unused or feels outdated.
Trade-ins get better for My Best Buy Plus and Total members, as they can save an extra 10% on qualifying Apple devices, get up to two years of AppleCare+ included in most new purchases, and for Total members, thereās an extra option to get free basic data transfer either in-store or remotely.
So if youāre after new Apple devices and have older ones youāre willing to part with, Iād suggest nowās the time to buy at Best Buy.
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More of today’s best Presidents’ Day sales
- Amazon: 45% off TVs, AirPods, air fryers & vacuums
- Apple: iPads, AirPods & MacBooks from $99
- Best Buy: $1,000 off TVs, laptops & headphones
- Dell: laptop deals from $249.99
- Home Depot: 40% off appliances, furniture, grills & tools
- Lenovo: 45% off laptops & tablets
- Lowe’s: up to 40% off appliances, furniture & tools
- Samsung: up to $2,000 off appliances, TVs & phones
- Target: 40% off clothing, tech & furniture
- Walmart: furniture, cheap TVs & vacs from $69
- Wayfair: 54% off furniture, rugs & decor
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