Digital BW, The Print

They say you can't get something for nothing, so if using the MIS EZ 
Ultratones in an Epson C84 means you don't have to use photoshop 
curves, don't have to use a RIP, don't have to do 
anything "special," what would I be giving up for all this ease? 
Sounds too good to be true, so the cynic in me (and chasing the B&W 
printing grail does tend to bring that out in us), what letdown am I 
in for? [For background, I'm an experienced wet darkroom guy. I use 
Monaco EZ color to get reasonably neutral B&W prints out of a Canon 
s900 on a variety of papers (not easy and not consistently either). 
And I'm a cheapskate, so saying "Buy a 2200" won't work on me.] I 
like the color I get from my Canon, so I'm looking to add a 
dedicated B&W printer to the mix. 
Thanks, 
Jim