It's probably more expensive than you want, but the Epson R2400 makes superb B&W or color prints with no cross-contamination of anything. It's all done with the standard, OEM Epson K3 inkset. I printed *everything* for my show using the R2400 from business cards to the presentation photos on the wall, to the signage and statements, etc etc. Only things I didn't print were the four color glossy packets for the press and the post cards, although I printed the prototypes.
This is a workhorse printer of impeccable quality with an inkset that has high archival quality. I have not yet seen a single blocked nozzle, it uses a reasonable amount of ink (considering how much ink matte surface papers can drink to give you a proper black!), it's had no paper handling problems, handles thick or thin cut sheet, roll paper, etc etc. Dye sub has a limited domain of appeal. I'd buy a dedicated dye sub for 4x6 color prints, like the Oly P10, but nothing more. Any dye sub printer capable of printing to a quality 8x10" print is going to cost at least half as much as the R2400 (likely more) and will have a fraction of the R2400's versatility and capabilities. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
