I'm getting ready to buy a new computer (my old MB Pro is slowing down), and was thinking of getting a PC, and also buying Qimage Ultimate.  I have an Epson 3880 (and an R2400 before that) and am used to checking the little 16 bit checkbox.  It will be difficult not to have that little box anymore (I don't know if it makes any real-world difference, but it is always psychologically reassuring to be able to click on something and think, okay, I'm getting the best quality now!). 

You say above, "16 bit editing/manipulation: that's a different story."  Can you expand on that, or point me in a direction where I can read-up on the difference between 16 bits in editing and in printing?  I've assumed that if I'm editing in 16 bits (which I do), then print in 8 bits, I'm losing information--in the same way that converting down to 8 bits in PS would, as the software now has to make "best" guesses for colors that 8 bits can't represent.

Btw, does Qimage edit in 16 bits?

Thanks, Michael