Digital BW, The Print

My old HP film scanner finally died so I am in the market for a new
one. The Nikon Coolscan V and the Minolta Scan Elite 5400 appear to be
the highest rated in the lower price level. I scan 35mm color slides
and XP2 negatives and print mainly black and white prints. Do people
have recommendations for a good scanner and is it worthwhile to add
the Silverfast software? I scan medium format negatives with my Epson
3200 using Silverfast and like it but probably don't scratch the
surface of its capabilities. Thanks for any help.
Chuck