To the OP many labs world wide have Bulk Printing options , my lab
www.alternativephotoservices.com is not unlike many. We have a Press and Go service where you can print footage of paper at different price points per foot based on the paper you require.
Things to be aware of, most labs are very well balanced with their profiles and if there is discrepancies it usually is an issue at the front end not the printing end.
At our Lab we print in 16 bit or 8 bit mode.... we use Adobe 1998 - flatten tiff. Usually you should size to 300 if that is our resolution printing number, and you should take advantage of preparing multiple files within a longer canvas.
Things that will help you ... A very good understanding of the Info Palette and how the numbers will never lie.which means certain papers clip at certain points and if you are above a certain number in your L values for example your highlights will burn out or if you are below a certain L value for your shadows you will start blocking up the shadows.
These numbers are the same on any computer and this information Levels the Playing field for the cursed ( my monitor is better than your monitor)
Many of my clients take full advantage of this system of printing, and frankly if you are good at photoshop and you have a good lab near you it would be silly to buy a big printer, Unless of course you are like Jim Becia who runs tons of paper through his machine.
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