It varies by paper type. PGPP has a 90-100 year life with the new pig inks although the mattes paper have a much shorter life than with the previous ink set. In a message dated 8/25/02 9:36:08 AM EST, sgflack@prodigy.net writes: > The current issue of PhotoTechniques in the US has a short review of these > printers including their pros and cons for specific applications. The > short story is they are very good but less archival than their > predecessors. > > Peace! > Sidney