Digital BW, The Print

Hi Everyone.  I apologize for this question's redundancy, but I am a
fairly recent recruit from film, and am intensely interested in B&W
printing.  At this time I do not have the resources to move into a
2400, and would appreciate some thoughts on what might be a more
economical alternative, especially with respect to BO printing.  

Also, I have had some very good results using Costco for color
printing, and would be interested to know if one can expect good
results there with B&W.

Thanks in advance.

Rem