I have been wanting to get into 3D printing for a couple years and now seems like a good time to do it. Today, there are lots of sub $1000.00 (in fact too many) and it would be nice if I could get some ideas on maybe the best 2 or 3 to evaluate.

Here is what I would like to find:
Under $1000
8 x 8 x 8 work piece or larger
Turnkey from a single vendor. (The CAD, GCode generator, and system need to work seamlessly together. This one is important to me, see below for why)
Company with a good reputation for solid products and service

What I don't need:
Poor vendor support
Newest technology just for the sake of it being new... It must be proven. The upcoming Cube 3 looks nice but it isn't yet proven
A system from one vendor and then the gcode and design app from others. The last time I tried to use a CNC router from one vendor with sketchup, I needed a converter to output files from Sketchup that my gcode generator could understand. It was way problematic and almost not worth the trouble. There was a nice software solution but it was over $600.

Any suggestions on the top 2 or 3 systems is appreciated.

Thanks for any help!