Sep 23, 2025
Did you know? The first home printer was the Epson MX-80 released in 1980
The first home printer to reach consumers was the Epson MX-80, released in 1980. It was a dot matrix printer, affordable and compact enough for personal computers, and it quickly became popular with early home users. Inkjet technology followed in the mid-1980s, with HP’s ThinkJet (1984) and later the DeskJet (1988) making high-quality printing more accessible to households.