Digital BW, The Print

Dear All,

I am going digital.. and I am buying a Nikon D200, keeping the 3
manual Nikon Lenses I have from the FM3A.

I've joined this group and already read endless articles on printing
and search through past posts and polls reagrding the printing side.
My main aim is to work with digital balck and white.

I am willing to invest a few £100s if that will give me a good
quality. Would anyone be so kind to recommend a good printer that,
among other things, will allow me experiment various printing
techniques/combinations including the BO printing

I am sure there is a good article/review somewhere to discuss this
very topic. Could you point me to any reading I can do to make an
informed decision please

Thank you fro your time
Al

ps
I know the D300 is just about to come out but it will about double the
price and it looks great but I'll settle for the D200 unless someone
has some experience/advice to share