Digital BW, The Print

I've been following the discussions in this format for awhile now, and
appreciate all the good advice I've read.

I was hoping that it would become clear to me eventually which B&W digital
printing system was "best" for my purposes... alas, it has not.

I was about to pull the trigger and buy the Septone advanced kit.  I already
own a Epson 2200 printer (which delivers outstanding color, but as you all
know.. so-so B&W).  I am shooting only B&W these days and want to maximize
my printing to at least that which I was once able to do in a traditional
darkroom. Archival potential is important to me.  Very large paper size is
not (11X14 is big enough).  I am somewhat of a computer luddite and don't
want (or know how) to mess with creating profiles and too much
experimentation. I want to plug and play to the greatest extent possible.  I
own Photoshop 7, a trinitron monitor, and a Nikon film scanner.

Now I read that there are still problems with the Septone system and am
rethinking my strategy. I am surprised that there is little in the way of
user comments available for review.  I take that as a sign that the Septone
system might not be widly accepted and used.  This might make it an orphaned
system before too long (with difficulty getting inks and support).

Perhaps I should just bite the bullet and buy a new 1280 (or other) printer
and dedicate it to B&W and keep the 2200 for the (rare) sale of a color
print.

If you had the opportunity to start fresh, with the options available today,
what would you buy?  A 1280 printer with Peziography profiles and inks?
Septone? what?

thanks much
cheers
Jack McLain
Tucson, AZ
http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net