Digital BW, The Print

Paul,
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> In my 220 I'm going to go to a 3K+cmy, adding the yellow....
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> One reason for my current approach is also so that standard inks can be
> used. One thing we've all probably found as we move from one printer
to the
> next is that we have wasted inks.

You mentioned LC and LM for your 7500.  Is that because of the large
dot sizes?  Would it be correct to assume your standard "4k+cm"
inksets are as follows?

Six ink printers such as the 220 (and I assume1280):  mk, lk, llk, pk,
c, and m.  Substitute y for pk if you want to match matting on matte
prints.

Seven ink printers:  mk, lk, llk, lllk, c, m, and pk.  On variable dot
size printers, substitute y for lllk to match matte (and increase
lightfastness?).

Eight Ink Printers: mk, pk, lk, llk, lllk, c, m, and y.

It would appear that since lllk has decreases lightfastness, there is
no real advantage to a seven or eight ink printer.  Both could do
matte and gloss with the inclusion of pk and match the paper to the
matting.

Which leads to my final question:  If one uses your profiled inkset,
what advantages do the $850 R2400's or $1300 3800 have over the $550
1800 (other that the 17" width of the 3800)?