You might want to also check out Cone's new dye ink; Inkthrift CL. Cone claims it is as archival as Epson Claria which, if you look at the test scores on Aardenberg Imaging, is very good. I have not used pigment inks in my 1400 or 1430 but I have heard that they tend to clog more. Also, I have seen prints using Cone pigment and compared to dye inks it really loses punch. I believe this is pretty much true of all pigment inks compared do dye inks. For my tastes, I'd stay with dye.
I've been using MIS dye inks, which are 1/40 the price of Epson Claria. For prints I sell or need to be archival, I use Epson Claria. When my supply of Epson ink runs out I'll be moving to the Cone CL, which is three times more expensive than MIS but still 1/17 the price of Epson Claria!
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