DeskJet

The HP DeskJet was a major breakthrough in inkjet printing. The lab name for the original 300dpi inkjet printer was "Voodoo". It printed on plain paper and offered "laser quality" (300dpi) output. Best of all it was priced at less than half the cost of a laser printer. The DeskJet was a hit; it was the next best thing to a personal laser printer. The DeskJet did have its limitations: its print quality was "fuzzy" when compared to a laser printer, it was big, and the ink was not waterfast - it was easily smeared with moisture (eg highlighting pen, coffee cup).