Microsoft now lets customers reserve a tablet without paying a cent

Sep 30, 2013 07:09 GMT  ·  By

Both the Surface 2 and the Surface Pro 2 are now up for preorder, with Microsoft requiring those who wish to reserve a tablet via its official website to make a deposit of at least $50 (€37).

It appears, however, that the company is also making it possible to reserve a device without paying a cent, with WPCentral reporting that some stores across the US and Canada are running such a campaign right now.

Even though Microsoft hasn’t publicly announced that users can reserve a second-generation Surface tablet for free, it turns out that the 512 GB Surface Pro 2 isn’t included in the program.

Pricing for the Surface 2 starts at $449 (€330), while the cheapest Surface Pro 2 running the full version of Windows 8.1 Pro come with a price tag of $899 (€770).