Digital BW, The Print

I currently have an epson stylus photo 1400; I am running mac v 10.6.8. I have
never converted it to a dedicated b&w printer.

After doing some research and having viewed some of the archives of this group,
I have decided that all of this is requiring more time than I have available.

My requirements at this time are not professional, but I would like to be able
to produce some nice quality b&w prints at home.

I may be asking for something that doesn't exist, but I think I'm in the right
place to get the right answer to my question.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.