Digital BW, The Print

I did exactly what you're considering. I have a 2000P for color (I'm 
trying Generations 4 inks in it, BTW, because I'm not thrilled with 
the output on a non-glossy paper). I bought a 1280 which includes a 
$100 rebate until the end of the year. Got a set of MIS-VM inks and a 
CFS from missupply. I'm very happy with the results so far. Using 
curves and workflows supplied on the mis site, but will experiment on 
my own to better the output.

I just swap the USB cable between the two printers as needed.

I've thought about and seen a few things in B/W from the 2200, mainly 
from Epson reps. Looked nice, but have read mixed reviews. I think 
using the hextone inkset in a dedicated printer was the better way 
for me.

So far...<g>

Cheers, Jeffrey Fass

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "durnking" <durnking@a...> 
wrote:
> I have a 2000P which serves my color printing needs but, as I'm 
sure 
> you all know, sucks big time for b&w.  So I'm going to buy a second 
> printer.  I'd appreciate your input re the economics of this.
> 
> With the rebate the 1280's are down in price and I'm thinking of 
> getting one to use with the MIS inks to print b&w only. But I'm 
> wondering if it would be worth the extra $300 or so to get a 2200.  
> If I did that I would convert the 2000P to b&w.
> 
> What would you do in a situation like this?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> DK