Editing HP LaserJet (section)

{{Short description|Brand of laser printers}}
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[[File:LaserJetPlus Montage.jpg|thumb|The LaserJet 500 Plus (model 2686D) was the largest of the early LaserJet series.]]

'''LaserJet''' is a line of [[laser printer]]s sold by [[HP Inc.]] (originally [[Hewlett-Packard]]) since 1984. The LaserJet was the world's first commercially successful laser printer.<ref name="hp.com"/> Canon supplies both mechanisms and cartridges for most HP laser printers; some larger A3 models use Samsung print engines.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sayer |first=Peter
  |title=HP's buying Samsung's printer business for $1 billion |date=September 12, 2016
  |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/3118897/printer-mfp/hp-offers-1-billion-for-samsungs-printer-business.html
  |magazine=[[PC World]] |access-date=December 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
|title=HP's A3 printers will feature Samsung engines
|url=https://www.itpro.co.uk/hardware/365303/hps-a3-printers-will-feature-samsung-engines
|website=IT PRO |date=September 13, 2016 |access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref>

These printers (and later on all-in-one units, including scanning and faxing) have, {{as of|2025|lc=y}}, a four decade plus history of serving both in offices and at home for personal/at home use.<ref name="LaserJetNYPost2022">{{cite news |author=Victoria Giardina |date=November 4, 2022 |title=The 14 best printers for your home office in 2022, from HP to Inkjet |newspaper=[[The New York Post]] |url=https://feedback.bistudio.com/dashboard/view/4325/ |access-date=January 11, 2023}}</ref>

In 2013, [[Advertising Age]] reported that HP had "78 different printers with 6 different model names."<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Advertising Age]]
|url=https://adage.com/article/al-ries/al-ries-top-thinking-bad-brand/241956
|title=Top-Down Thinking Is Bad for Your Brand
|author=Al Ries |date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>