Canon NoteJet 486 (1993)

✅ Canon NoteJet 486

🥇 First Laptop to Feature a Built-In "Bubble Jet" Printer 

The Canon NoteJet 486, launched in 1993 for $2,499 (roughly $5,400 in 2026 dollars), was a fascinating "Franken-PC" that merged a 25MHz Texas Instruments 486SLC laptop with a fully functional 360-dpi BubbleJet printer hidden beneath the keyboard. A joint venture between Canon and IBM Japan, the NoteJet allowed business travelers to print letter-sized documents by feeding paper into a slot at the front and watching it emerge from the rear—a feat that made it a "portable office" icon of the early 90s. While it was praised for its ingenuity, it was also notoriously heavy at 7.7 pounds and thick enough to resemble a small briefcase.

Donated by: Rich