Digital BW, The Print

I too want to chime in that the HP 7960 just might be a more 
significant 'development' than it has gotten credit for.  I know that 
some on this group are just plain skeptical of dye and paper as opposed 
to ink on cotton, but if the Wilhelm rating is 70+ years in both color 
and B&W  isn't that worth looking into?  Remember that you also get NO 
metamerism and can 'plug and play' right from the box with no RIP.  All 
for $299.
What's really needed is for someone (Paul?) to confirm these findings 
and to run test on non-HP papers.  What would be the fade time on EEM 
or Velvet?
In the meantime if early reviews are accurate this little guy leads the 
pack in B&W quality with perhaps the new Epson r800 (as yet unseen by 
most) a 'dark horse' contender.  Am I missing something?
ML