Digital BW, The Print

Next month (they say) InkJet Mall is coming out with a spongeless 
cartridge system (at $16.95 USD per cartridge) for the 2200 and some 
other Epson printers using all pure blacks of different densities. 
There will be 7 cartridges thus 7 densities of pure blacks. Uses QTR 
as the software ($50). This ain't a bad deal. A big thing in my 
opinion is that they are saying that their new formulation of inks 
allows for an extended sit time in the printer without degrading the 
ink. This caused problems for me in the past because I found their 
ink would degrade if left to sit in the printer for only a few weeks. 
The system relies on the paper to change the tone and many profiles 
will be available -- plus profiling yourself if you're an advanced 
user and you have an EyeOne.

The problem with InkJet Mall (and a show-stopper in my opinion) has 
always been that they can't keep things in stock and weeks (if not 
months) pass without receiving your order and its difficult to get 
ahold of anyone. In other words, their customer service is lacking. 
Great products, no-so-great service -- dang. Hopefully they will get 
this fixed. But this is the danger of a limited distribution system 
for a single-source of inks for a system -- where else are you going 
to go?