Digital BW, The Print

It seems that i have been able to install QuandToneRIP under 
Mandrake Linux 9.2. Under CUPS WWW admin tool this driver is 
recognized and i can add a printer using this driver. This makes me 
lean toward epson 1280 or 1160. 
  Still your comments and replies for my other inquiries is 
appreciated. 
 
Regards,  Ramin   
 
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ramin" 
<raminolta@y...> wrote: 
> Hi,  
>   There are basicly two options:  
> Either  
> 1- the HP photosmart 7760, 7770, 7790 with a dedicated gray ink  
> cartradge.  
>   Drawback: it only prints upto letter size.  
> Or  
> 2- Epson 1280 or 1160 using MIS inksets solely for B&W to avoid  
> color cast on B&W prints.  
>   Advantage: it provides larger print sizes.  
>   Drawback: more expensive. Is my understanding correct that one 
has  
> no choice but to buy some additional software to use MIS inksets  
> with these printers?   
>   I see some softwares on MIS webpage that run under windows and 
are  
> quite expensive such as R9 Driver. I am also a linux user and i 
know  
> that there is a software under linux: QuadtoneRIP. However there 
is  
> no guarantee that i can successfully use this software. So far, it  
> seems i have installed it but i don´t see any such option under  
> webmin or webcubs  
> printer set-up utilities of webmin or webcubs. So not quite sure 
if  
> i can use the printer under linux for B&W.  
>   MIS webpage is not quite clear to me on what i should buy? Are 
the  
> cartridges they are selling filled with ink or i have to buy  a  
> cartridge and an inkset separately?   
> ON MIS homepage, I have seen products with codes:  
> ARC-T007-UTK  
> ARC-T007-QVM  
> ARC-T007-QFS  
> ARC-T009-UT2.  
>  I am not sure which one is the right choice?  
>   
> Are there other ways to print color-cast-free B&W prints?  
> Also, i can not find any dealer on line selling epson 1160 (seems  
> less expensive than 1280). Do you know if this printer can be 
found  
> around for sale?  
>   
> Regards, Ramin