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Holiday Gift Guide, 2013 Edition

Anyone else out there notice that there appears to be less time between holidays? Christmas decorations were lining store shelves just a few feet away from Halloween decorations in some stores! It also seems as though retailers are moving Black Friday deals up even further , some even to Thanskgiving morning. To that end, we thought we would put out our annual Holiday Gift Guide a little earlier than normal ourselves. When we find them, we?ll send out a tweet via @CastleInk. If you see one you?d like to share, send us a message, and we?ll post it. Below you will find our latest recommendations a variety of budgets and functions. If you?re wondering what to look for, please refer to our article, How to Find the Right Printer

Category #1, Under $100

HP Envy 4500 eAIO
Price: $79.99 (from HP.com)
Printer Type: 3-in-1 (print, scan, copy) Color AIO
Notes: Wireless connectivity; 2.0? Mono LCD; HP ePrint enabled, Google Cloud Print and Apple AirPrint; up to 8.8 ISO ppm print speed; automatic two-sided printing; two ink cartridges (both standard and high-yield available)

Epson Expression Home XP-410 Small-in-One™ AIO
Price: $79.99 (from Epson.com)
Printer Type: 3-in-1 (print, scan, copy) Color AIO
Notes: Wireless connectivity; 2.5? Color LCD; compatible with Epson Connect, Google Cloud Print, and Apple AirPrint; up to 8.7 ISO ppm print speed; four individual ink cartridges (both standard and high-yield available)

Canon PIXMA MG3220
Price: $79.99 (from Canon.com)
Printer Type: 3-in-1 (print, scan, copy, fax) Color AIO
Notes: Wireless connectivity; compatible with Canon Easy-PhotoPrint and Apple AirPrint; up to 9.2 ISO ppm print speed; automatic two-sided printing; two ink cartridges (both standard and high-yield available)

HP Officejet 4630 eAIO
Price: $99.99 (from HP.com)
Printer Type: 4-in-1 (print, scan, copy, fax) Color AIO Notes: Wireless and Ethernet connectivity; 2.0? Hi-Res Mono LCD; compatible with HP ePrint, HP wireless direct, and Apple AirPrint; up to 8.8 ISO ppm print speed; automatic two-sided printing; twp ink cartridges (both standard and high-yield available)

Epson Expression Premium XP-610 Small-in-One® Printer
Price: $99.99 (from Epson.com)
Printer Type: 3-in-1 (print, scan, copy) Color AIO
Notes: Wireless connectivity; 2.5? Color LCD touch panel; compatible with Epson Connect, Apple AirPrint, and Google Cloud Print; up to 13.0 ISO ppm print speed; various memory card slots; automatic two-sided printing; five individual print cartridges including photo black (both standard and high-capacity available)

Brother MFC-J285DW
Price: $99.99 (from Brother.com)
Printer Type: 4-in-1 (print, scan, copy, fax) Color AIO
Notes: Wireless and Ethernet connectivity; 1.8? Color LCD TouchScreen and TouchPanel; compatible with Brother iPrint&Scan, Apple Airprint, Google CloudPrint, and Cortado Workplace; up to 12 ISO ppm print speed; automatic two-sided printing; four individual ink cartridges (both standard and high-yield available)

Category #2, $100-$200

Brother MFC-J650DW AIO
Price: $129.99 (from Brother.com)
Printer Type: 4-in-1 (print, scan, copy, fax) Color AIO Notes: Wireless connectivity; 2.7? Color LCD TouchScreen and TouchPanel; compatible with Brother iPrint&Scan, Google Cloud Print and Apple AirPrint; up to 12 ISO ppm print speed; various memory card slots; automatic two-sided printing; dedicated 20-sheet photo tray; four individual ink cartridges (both high-yield and extra high-yield available)

Canon PIXMA MG5520
Price: $149.99 (from Canon.com)
Printer Type: 3-in-1 (print, scan, copy) Color AIO Notes: Wireless and Ethernet connectivity; 2.5? Color touchscreen LCD; compatible with Canon PIXMA Cloud Link, Google Cloud Print and Apple AirPrint; up to 14 ISO ppm print speed; various memory card slots; automatic two-sided printing; five individual ink cartridges (both standard and high-yield available)

Epson Expression Premium XP-810 Small-in-One® AIO Price: $179.99 (from Epson.com)
Printer Type: 4-in-1 (print, scan, copy, fax) Color AIO
Notes: Wireless, Wi-Fi direct and Ethernet connectivity; 3.5? Color touchscreen LCD with ?gesture navigation?; compatible with Epson Connect, Google Cloud Print and Apple AirPrint; up to 14.0 ISO ppm print speed; various memory card slots; automatic two-sided printing; dedicated 20-sheet photo tray; 30-sheet automatic document feeder; five individual ink cartridges (both standard and high-yield available)

Canon PIXMA MG7120
Price: $199.99 (from Canon.com)
Printer Type: 3-in-1 (print, scan, copy) Color AIO
Notes: Wireless and Ethernet connectivity; 3.5? Color touchscreen LCD; compatible with Canon PIXMA Cloud Link, Google Cloud Print and Apple AirPrint; up to 14 ISO ppm print speed; various memory card slots; automatic two-sided printing; dedicated 20-sheet photo tray; optional direct CD/DVD printing tray; six individual ink cartridges (both standard and high-yield available)

Canon PIXMA MX922
Price: $199.99 (from Canon.com)
Printer Type: 4-in-1 (print, scan, copy, fax) Color AIO
Notes: Wireless and Ethernet connectivity; 3.0? Color touchscreen LCD; compatible with Canon PIXMA Cloud Link, Google Cloud Print and Apple AirPrint; up to 15 ISO ppm print speed; various memory card slots; automatic two-sided printing; 35-sheet capacity ADF; dedicated 20-sheet photo tray; five individual ink cartridges (both standard and high-yield available)

Category #3, Over $200

Epson Expression Photo XP-950 Small-in-One
Price: $299.99 (from Epson.com)
Printer Type: 4-in-1 (print, scan, copy, photo) Color AIO
Notes: Wireless, Wi-Fi direct and Ethernet connectivity; 3.5? touchscreen LCD with ?gesture navigation?; compatible with Epson Connect, Google Cloud Print and Apple AirPrint; up to 9.5 ISO ppm print speed; various memory card slots; automatic two-sided printing; dedicated 20-sheet capacity photo tray; CD/DVD printing; print on sheets up to 11” x 17” six individual ink cartridges (both standard and high-yield available)

Brother MFC-J6920DW
Price: $299.99 (from Brother.com)
Printer Type: 4-in-1 (print, scan, copy) Color AIO
Notes: Wireless, Wi-Fi Direct, and Ethernet connectivity as well as support for NFC (near field communication) printing; 3.7? Color LCD TouchScreen and TouchPanel; compatible with Brother iPrint&Scan, Google Cloud Print and Apple AirPrint; up to 22 ISO ppm print speed; various memory card slots; automatic two-sided printing; print on sheets up to 11” x 17” large standard paper capacity (up to 500 sheets); four individual ink cartridges (both high-yield and extra high-yield available)