Firstly, the fading prints are not the ones for which Epson advertised 200 year longevity. They are the ones from the 870/1270 models for which Epson claimed about 20 years under ideal conditions. This claim was based on tests performed by the highly respected Wilhelm labs. Wilhelm got it wrong... Epson has offered to buy back the 870/1270 printers from unhappy customers and that seems a rather honourable response to me. Not all users have experienced the fading or colour changes. I have a friend with the 1270 & he's quite pleased with it so far. The more recent 2000p uses a new encapsulation technology and no longer uses dye-based inks although the new Epson ink appears to have almost the same wide gamut as dye-based inks. This combination and numerous test reports suggest that the 200 year claim may actually be reasonable. I haven't heard that the Epsons are really that short lived. However even if they were, the 2000p & ink/paper combo is so (relatively)inexpensive that it would still be worth it even if it did die after 2 years. Apparently the result is close to that of an Iris print. If you've ever priced those you will understand why I say this. I expect to be buying one shortly.