Digital BW, The Print

That's the year, not cost, LOL!  I asked this question elsewhere and didn't get helpful answers, so I thought that I would ask on this forum.  Can anyone recommend some of the mid 2000s printers for B&W printing.  I like my Canon IP8500 for color work, but I do not know if there are alternatives for B&W that I should be keeping my eyes open for.  I think that there are people here who have moved up in printers who have fond memories of older printers.  Not that they would move back, of course, but knowing what those printers are would be of interest to me.  I never know what I will find some day, lol.

Thanks.