Digital BW, The Print

These are the givens:

1. I am going to buy two wide format printers.
2. I am going to put CIS sets on each--from the get-go.
3. I have no purpose for, therefore do not make, wide format color prints.
Everything over 8x10 is matte. 

I am looking at the 1800 and 2400 (one of each), but backwards from the way
I see most using them.

Sooo.....the questions are:

Is there any reason not to use the 1800 as a B&W printer?  As a color
printer (matte only) the GLOP cartridge is wasted.  I am not seeing the
"Ultrachrome Hi-Gloss" as equally as archival as the K3/K4 would be. 

The 2400 with the two light black cartridges would seem, in theory, to add
to the total tone of the color prints.  Or, do they not get used in color?
The K3/K4 color seems more suited to matte (Hawk Mountain and Moab) papers.

What brought this about is why spend the extra money on two 2400's that
might be better spent on CIS units.  I am not totally opposed to buying two
2400's if there is a gain to doing so?

All thoughts are welcome.

Thanks,

Seth



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