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LaserJet is the brand name used by the American computer company Hewlett Packard (HP) for their line of dry electrophotographic (DEP) laser printers.
The first mass market laser printer for IBM Compatible personal computers was introduced in 1984 by HP as the LaserJet. It was an 8ppm printer that sold for $3495. The LaserJet Plus followed in 1985, introducing "soft fonts" and other features including a parallel (Centronics) interface.
In 1986, Desktop Publishing came to the world of IBM PC's and compatibles, after its origin on the Apple Macintosh and Apple LaserWriter. The HP LaserJet, along with Aldus Pagemaker and Microsoft Windows, were central to the solution.
Nowadays HP has several lines of printers and multi-function products that range from 20-55 ppm and range in price from $149 to several thousands of dollars.
LaserJets employ DEP engines sourced from the Japanese company Canon. While the internal firmware/controllers/associated software/drivers are still mostly developed by HP themselves, and is considered their "value add" to the standard printer engines, such is now increasingly being outsourced to offshore vendors like Wipro.
See also
"LaserJet"