1. 1970 Dot Matrix Went through many stages of devolpment Had many different parts that could gowrong with it Was not used widely throughoutconsumers. 2. 1984 - The HP Laserjet Was the first affordable consumerprinter. Printed in higher quality printscompared to dot-matrixprinters. 3. 1988 HP Deskjet Cheaper option compared to theLaserjet Produced a lower quality output By 2000 these printers were under $100 4. 2010 3D Printer In the earliest stages of its life but it isbeing given extreme interest.