Digital BW, The Print

Hi,

until now, I've always sent my digital data to a lab for printing (even on baryt papers), 
but for smaller images (20x30cm), I'm thinking of buying a printer myself.
Now, Canon, Epson and HP all have excellent mid-range photo printers (canon i965, 
epson 950, hp 7960), but I can't seem to make up my mind.
The HP looks very promising, with its dedicated grayscale ink, but I wonder if the 
others can't reproduce good black&white then?
I mean, looking at versatility, which one is the better choice, since I like exotic paper 
for my black and white work, can they handle this?
How about inks? I know epson can have 3rd party "bulk" ink reservoirs (I forgot the 
name actually), what about the others.

In short, for black&white, using 'exotic' papers, which one is the preferred choice? In 
colour, all 3 makes are good, so I'm not really worried about that, it's the b&w part 
that makes me doubt.

Any info appreciated,

thanks,

Marco
PS: I've searched the archives, but for some reason I get errors - timeouts..