Digital BW, The Print

Hello Joanne,

>I am starting from scratch.... I want to use an Epson printer for 
>black and white printing. Is there one that can be used straight out 
>of the box or do I have to convert it?

The Epson K3 printers are great at this.  K3 refers to the inks they
use, which contain black and two grays along with the colors.  In
addition to the ink, these printers have a software driver called
Advanced Black And White (ABW) which uses primarily the three blacks
plus some colors as toners to form the BW image.  This minimal use of
color inks results in much better fade resistance.  It's the
combination of the ink and the driver that makes them such good
printers.  They are real easy to use and the results are beautiful. 

The smallest model is the 13" R2400, which can use up to 13x19 paper.
The 3800 is next at 17", and so on.  I have used the 2400 since
August 2005 and it's been a solid and reliable workhorse, a really
great printer.  I have no hesitation in recommending these.

Article #9 at the link below outlines a simple workflow for these
printers.  It will give a good idea of what it's like to use one.  I
hope this helps.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
I-Trak 2.1   http://www.cjcom.net/itrak.htm