Digital BW, The Print

If you can live with 8x12/8.5x14" prints or smaller the HP printers 
give you b&w that is just as easy as any plug and play color printer 
and the prints are excellent and reported to be archival.

mark

PS  Yes, it's been beaten to death, but you forgot this option in 
your list.

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> Unfortunately there IS no BW printing option that is as easy, quick 
> and cheap as color, and nothing on the horizon. 
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