Digital BW, The Print

Hi everyone
here are some short facts : i used the MIS quadtone system with my
good old epson 1200 about 5 years now ,and now i wanna do a complete
change coz the ink is going empty and the cardridge gets more and more
cloaked 

now i wanna buy a complete new printer and a new bulksystem but there
are so many new inks  so many printers and i dont know what to do 

i would be happy if someone could give me some suggestion 
i am from germany and i am not sure that all  printers shown on the
mis site are available in germany 

is there a good reliable ,and maybe good economical solution ?

i remember inks that work on both glossy and matte paper is this a
good choice ? 

i search for a allinone solution ->means i dont wanna have additional
costs for software or chip resetters and so on 

thanks for any help 

greetings   fred

Fred,

I'm sure you could get a load of different advices on this question. 
It depends heavily on your preferences, most notably paper size and 
workflow.

I did not dig into the type numbers in depth, but my understanding is 
that all printers are sold in Europe as well (I'm living in the 
Netherlands), though sometimes have a different type number.

I myself have an Epson 2100 (US equivalent = 2200), with MIS UT3D 
inks and QTR. Alternatively, the UT3D set allows for a color managed 
icc-profile workflow, a feature that stirred quite some debate 
lately. Many here are very satisfied with the newer Epson R2400 and 
use either OEM inks and the ABW Epson driver or a slight modification 
of that (replacing the yellow with MIS EZW).

So it all depends...

Joost