Microsoft Surface Pro 3
An attendee photographs the new Microsoft Surface Pro 3, during the event in New York May 20, 2014. Reuters/Brendan McDermid

The sales record of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 show that it is the best selling laptop-tablet hybrid till now. Rumours have it that the Surface Pro 3 will be replaced by Surface Pro 4 this year. It is the usual practice of various OEMs to offer attractive price cuts in a bid to clear off inventory and to make way for the newer product.

Microsoft is now offering a massive discount of up to $300 on the purchase of the Surface Pro 3 Bundle. The bundle includes the Surface Pro 3 tablet and four other items like the Type Cover, sleeve, Office 365 and extended support plan for hardware damage and technical assistance for two years.

Users can choose from a Surface Pro 3 from its different storage variants like 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB. Next, users are required to choose from Surface Pro Type Cover colour options like red, purple, black and cyan. A wide range of Surface Pro 3 sleeves are available for men and women to choose from.

The bundle also suggests the buyers to make a choice between Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal editions. Lastly, the Microsoft Complete extended assistance allows purchasers to take advantage of the accident protect for Surface Pro 3. It covers hardware issues for 2 years during which owners of Surface Pro 3 can also benefit from unlimited software support for up to 2 years.

In the recent past, plenty of rumours have surfaced about the successor model for the Surface Pro 3. Even though the Redmond software giant has not confirmed anything on a successor device, speculations from industry watchers indicate that the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 release date is aimed for July this year, claims the International Business Times report from March 10.

The IBTimes report says that the Surface Pro 4 will be released in two display editions. One would feature a 12-inch screen and the other one would house a 14-inch display. It is expected to be powered b the Intel Core M Broadwell processor. Another IBTimes report says that there is a possibility that it may feature the next generation Skylake processor.

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