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 today), was a fascinating "Franken-PC" that merged a fast laptop computer with a fully functional ink printer hidden directly beneath the keyboard. A joint venture between Canon and IBM Japan, the NoteJet allowed business travelers to print letter-sized documents on the fly by simply feeding paper into a slot at the front of the laptop and watching the finished page emerge from the rear. While it was widely praised for its sheer engineering ingenuity, it was also notoriously heavy at 7.7 pounds and thick enough to resemble a small briefcase, making it a legendary, oversized icon of the early 90s portable office movement.

Donated by: Rich