Digital BW, The Print

Grant-

I'm not familiar with the 8500 but the 8660 and 8650 both have BLACK 
ribbon sets. The produce very cold prints. They will make an 8x10 in 
about 60 seconds which is a huge time savings...the papers come in 2 
flavors...glossy and semi-matte. The quality is pretty good.

The inkjets, as Antonis points out, have a lot more flexibility (and 
complexity). That may sound ironic since they cost a lot less but 
that is the price of choices.

If you were only to get one, it probably should be an inkjet...and 
the support group here is better than the manufacturers in any event.

cheers,

tom

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "frostyguk" 
<snowyalp@b...> wrote:
> Can dye sub printers such as kodak 8500 be used for B&W or is it 
> better to use an inkjet?
> Is there a recommended make/model - from looking at previous posts 
> it looks like epson is the preferred supplier. Is this true?
> 
> Along with printers how do they compare cost per 10*8, or is it 
> better getting prints done at a lab from disk?
> 
> Sorry if the questions are dumb, but this is a new venture for me.
> 
> Thank you in advance for any help.
> 
> Grant