I've got a Canon Pixma Pro-100, but it uses dye inks, which so far I've found do not have enough UV blocking to print usable digital negatives--I find it's impossible to make prints without color in the highlights. I had an Epson 3880 which worked great for printing negatives, but had tons of problems and eventually died after a few years.

I'm mainly looking to make digital negatives for contact printing cyanotypes and pt/pd and am hoping to spend <$500 USD or so since this printer will only be for digital negatives. The new Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-300 uses pigment inks and looks great, but it's $900 and unproven for use with digital negatives (I can't find any reviews that mention using it for that purpose). The new Epsons (p700, p900) also look great but are $799 and $1199 or so and are backordered. Ideally I'd prefer to avoid Epson given my woes with the 3880, but I would not rule out Epson completely.

What pigment-based printers would you recommend for this purpose? Thank you!