9. Peripherals

By Anthony Celeste and Linsey Knerl

Microsoft Explorer Mouse with Blutrack Technology

$50 at Best Buy, according to TGIBlackfriday.com

This 2.4 GHz wireless mouse from Microsoft includes "BlueTrack" technology, which gives you the most accurate use on just about any surface and the five-button design lets you configure it to your exact preferences. This PC- and Mac-compatible mouse requires only one AA battery to operate. (An indicator light lets you know when it’s time to replace it.) Users will appreciate the easy-to-use charging base and a snap-in portable transceiver. Regularly priced at $100, the handy gadget sells for half off (just $49.99) at BestBuy on Black Friday.

HP Photosmart All-In-One Wireless Printer Model C6380

$120 at Office Depot, according to TGIBlackfriday.com

If you’re looking for a newer printer with decent print quality, consider the HP Photosmart wireless all-in-one offered at Office Depot for $119 (regularly priced at $200.) This wireless scanner, copier and fax machine offers USB 2.0 and wireless 802.11g/b and Ethernet connectivity options. An impressive inkjet print resolution uses five separate ink tanks to help you manage just the colors you need and the efficient printing speed of 33 ppm black/31 ppm color lets you get the job done quickly! Users will appreciate the 2.4" LCD screen that allows you to preview and edit right on the machine, including red eye, cropping, and zoom functions.

Lexmark X2690 All-in-One Printer/Copier/Scanner

$20 at Circuit City, according to black-friday.net

At 75% off (this printer is regularly $80), this is the most impressive Black Friday percentage savings that we’ve seen this year. Plus, Lexmark makes quality printers. The X2690 is an inkjet with a color print resolution of 4800 x 1200 dpi. The flatbed scanner has a resolution of 600 x 1200 dpi, with a 36-bit color depth. The copier can reduce/enlarge between 25% and 400%. Photo printing features include fast 4x6" borderless photos, optional six-color printing (almost unheard of even in an $80.00 stand-alone printer), Lexmark Imaging Studio software for basic photo editing, optical character recognition (OCR) software for scanning documents into word processing and spreadsheet programs and the convenience of the Lexmark Toolbar for making Internet printing easy.

Canon Pixma MP470 Photo Printer/Copier/Scanner

$50 at Circuit City, according to black-friday.net

Canon cameras, scanners and printers are one of the most favored brands among photography professionals. The Pixma MP470 has a color print resolution of 4800 x 1200 dpi, scanner resolution of 2400 x 4800 dpi with a 48-bit color depth and copier reduction/enlargement range of 25% to 400%. Photo printing features include fast 4x6" borderless photos and the ability to print directly from memory cards, digital cameras and even camera phones (via the optional Bluetooth adapter). You can even enhance your photos before printing, without using your computer, via the Pixma’s 1.8” color LCD display. The scanner is also impressive, with a resolution high enough for magnifying small photos for high-resolution printing and a deep bit depth for capturing the brightest highlights and deepest shadows.

Linksys WRT110 RangePlus Wireless G MIMO Router

$40 at Office Depot, according to TGIBlackfriday.com

Wireless routers aren’t advertised as heavily, but the one that has made the most headlines is the Linksys RangePlus Wireless G MIMO Router. This wireless router has everything you need to support a home networking environment: Built-in four-port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet switch for wired connections of up to four computers, as well as 128-/256-bit encryption, WEP, wireless MAC filtering and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA2) security features. The LED lighting display gives your connection status at a glance and the very slim design helps it seamlessly blend into your workstation. Given the easy set-up and proven reliability of the router, paired with the slim chance it will get any cheaper, this is a great deal at $40 (originally $80), available at Office Depot.

Gigaware Universal Full-Band FM Transmitter

$20 at Office Depot

This nifty transmitter allows you to make use of your vehicle’s FM stereo to listen to your MP3 player, CD player, portable DVD player or even your laptop audio. Easy to use, it only requires the headphone jack on your portable music device and the 12V car charger to plug and play right away. This Gigaware brand transmitter also offers three preset station options and a highly visible blue back-lit display, all for less than $20. This is a super deal on the original $50 price at Office Depot.