Digital BW, The Print

I am a bit confused.  I asked a question about what the difference 
was between the 1270/1280/1290/1290s was and was told that for UT's 
the best bet is a 1270/1280 BUT these printers are no longer 
available in the UK.  I have tried ebay but nothing 
doing...........so the big question is what options are available to 
someone wanting to go the MIS UT route if they do not work with any 
current printers?

Help!!!!

Martin