If you’re hoping to trade in your old Mac, iPad, or Apple Watch towards a new model, you’re not going to love this. Apple has lowered the estimate prices for trade-in for these products, albeit the value for iPhones remains unchanged.
The Apple Watch Series 2, which could get up to $20 in trade-in value, is now longer accepted:
Here’s what to expect with the updated trade-in values:
MacBook Pro: up to $1,000 (previously up to $1,350)
MacBook Air: up to $400 (previously up to $490)
MacBook: up to $220 (previously up to $315)
iMac Pro: up to $1,500 (previously $2,135)
iMac: up to $850 (previously up to $1,200)
Mac Pro: Up to $2,000 (previously $2,720)
iPad Pro: up to $655 (previously $680)
iPad Air: up to $190 (previously up to $335)
iPad: up to $190 (previously up to $200)
iPad mini: up to $200 (previously up to $205)
Apple Watch Series 6: up to $150 (previously up to $170)
Apple Watch SE: up to $120 (previously up to $135)
Apple Watch Series 5: up to $120 (previously up to $135)
Apple Watch Series 4: up to $85 (previously up to $105)
Apple Watch Series 3: up to $50 (previously up to $70)
While an assortment of factors go into the trade-in values of iPads and Apple Watches, it’s thought that the significant drop in Mac trade-in values goes with Apple completing the transition from Intel to its own chips, making it only natural that Intel Macs are worth less than before.
For iPhones, on the other hand, Apple still gives up to $650 when trading in an iPhone 12 Pro Max. The company still accepts older iPhone 6s as a trade-in but offers only up to $30.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.