Digital BW, The Print

Yup. The 1280 is better. The 1160 is still great though. Get the
normorecarts Continuous ink system for whichever printer you get, and it
comes with a chip that always reads full. Should you ever need to reset
it, just turn the printer off, then on, and it's reset.

The Variable tone Inks from MIS  is one of the best quad or hex inksets,
With a Paul Roark curve, you have the choice of a very warm to a very
cool image.

Best papers? 
Here's a few that are great performers. 

Best buy?  

The Epason archival Matte from http://www.atlex.com
Or the Epson Watercolor Paper from the same place.

1. Eclipse Satine or Velvet
2. Epson Arvchival Matte

4. Legion Photo Matte
5. Any of the Hahnem\ufffdhle papers are great. Cheapest price is Media
street to get them, but they rebrand them with their own names. The
Hahne\ufffdhle papers have great blacks, are a little more expensive, and
some have flaking problems, so handle carefully.

Jerry

> 
> What a wonderful forum you all have. I am just getting started with
> monochrome inks and could use some advice as I move in that direction.
> If I wish to dedicate one printer for color and one for B&W., should I
> begin printing B$W on my 5 color Epson photo stylus 750 and get a new
> color printer with the latest options, or should I keep the 750 for
> color and acquire a new printer for B&W?
>