Digital BW, The Print

> Honestly, Chris, I think reviewing what you've said your needs and 
> interests are, you're better off with a 2400, they are better machines 
> from the start. As for the longevity issue, Wilhelm gives K3 ABW 
> printing well over 100 years, depending on the paper. And ABW is SO 
> much easier, and works well enough that you need to ask yourself: what 
> do I want to do, take and print photos, or mess with the equipment.
> 
> Steve Karafyllakis
> 

Steve,

Thanks for your suggestion.  I keep going back and forth on this, but
certainly based on what you've said the 2400 does sound more
appealing.  I definitely do not want to spend all of my time messing
with defective equipment, and frankly I'm not sure I have the
expertise to even diagnose some of the problems being reported here. 
Of course that might also mean that I won't even notice them, but
obviously something like clogging would be hard to miss.

When it comes down to it, if I include the cost of 3 MK ink cartridges
and QTR, there's only a $75 price difference between an 2400 and 1800.