Digital BW, The Print

I am quite interested in your suggestions for a B&W printer.

I will be doing only B&W 8x10 or smaller. So I am not sure there is 
a reason to go for the larger format printers.

Some have said it makes more sense to find one of the older Epson 
printers that have only 4 inks instead of 6.

Or should I just go with a Photo 890

At lot of people like the 1160, but again it is large format.

Ideas?