Digital BW, The Print

Keith,

>I had an early R800, which I originally bought for 
>black&white printing. In my opinion, it was not a very good choice by me.
>The R800 used the K2 inkset. ... 
>I was never able to get a decent black&white print from the printer, ... 

Were you using the Epson driver and an OEM ink arrangement?

I've avoided the printer for Epson driver B&W workflows due to the
cross-overs.  However, having all those 1.5 pl jets available through a rip
could be interesting.  I have not, however, actually ever worked with one.
If I didn't have a good 13" printer, however, I'd probably give the 1800 a
try. If one is not comfortable with rips and profiling, however, it may be a
bad choice. 

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com