Digital BW, The Print

I think this has already been answered, but FWIW - I have the 1800, and I 
love it. I believe I'm even getting very good B&W prints from it. But if my 
main interest were B&W, I would have bought the 2400. I think there's 
general agreement that the 2400 is the better printer for B&W. Its main 
disadvantage is the diffraction differences one sees when printing on gloss 
papers (the specular white areas don't get ink coverage, so they look 
duller than areas which are inked). Many people claim that the diffraction 
is even a problem when printing with the 1400 on pearl or semi-gloss 
papers, but I doubt that. If I print on a pearl surface such as Epson 
Premium Luster, I have to work pretty hard to see that diffraction 
differential. It's there, but I doubt that anyone would notice it unless 
they worked at it.

So - if your main interest is B&W, get the 2400. If you don't particularly 
like glossy prints, especially **really** glossy prints, get the 2400.

Bill Hansen