For wide format printers, I recommend keeping an eye on Craigslist in metropolitan areas. The color shops upgrade to the latest for color, and the older printers are often sold on the local Craigslist. I found my very good 7800 and 9800 Epson's on the Los Angeles Craigslist. (It was a 3 hour drive for me to pick them up.) These wide format printers are made for serious, high volume work, which means they might outlive me given my relatively low volume of B&W printing. If you see a 7800 for sale, grab it!
Paul
Well looking at the specs I don't think there's any way to support the new Pro printers.
Apple is due to make things harder too. Save your old printers and computers. Sorry.Roy