Digital BW, The Print

I have read months and months of discussions on this topic and don't 
want to rehash everthing.  I am looking for a very good (does not 
have to be "BEST" or "PERFECT") way to print B&W images on my 
windows XP based pc to an Epson 2200.  I am just about ready to bite 
the bullet and try ImagePrint as most people, while saying it is not 
perfect, say it works well.  I have two questions, first I saw 
someone say you can get the product for $299 with the purchase of 
additional supplies, is that price still accurate or do you have to 
talk directly to the seller and work out a "deal"?

Second, I have been waiting for months to see in IJC or something 
like it becomes available for Windows.  Anyone hear anything about 
this?  I am not in a huge hurry and a 2-3 month wait is ok, but I 
sure would like to know if that was light at the end of that 3 month 
wait and not just a train.

Oh, one final thing, does ImagePrint help out in color printing as 
well, or is it's strengh really in helping with B&W printing?

Thanks all for the many posts which have educated me greatly on many 
subjects, and confused me on a few as well, but always in a way that 
was helpful.

Matt