Costco putting Surface 3 bundles with Type Cover and Pen up for pre-order

Costco members thinking of pre-ordering a Surface 3 have a treat in store with the retailer putting out some decent sounding bundles. Along with the tablet your pre-order will get you a black Surface 3 Type Cover and a silver Surface Pen for $100 more than the RRP.

You need to be a Costco member to see the prices, but according to WinBeta the 64GB/2GB option will run you for $599, while the 128GB/4GB version will come in at $699. For that extra 100 bucks you're saving $80 all told, which isn't bad. It's still early days of course for the Surface 3, and we're sure this won't be the last bundle we'll see.

Any takers?

Source: Costco via WinBeta

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