MacMitch,
I just noticed that on the link you provided to JessEm's complete router table packages, unless it's a typo, they are including the older Mast-R-Fence for that price, not the new version Mast-R-Fence II. Check with them before plopping down the cash and not being happy when you get it, if that's what you were going for.
If you're bent set on going with a 2-3 hp router for table use and don't want to try and rig something up for the OF1400 (which really defeats the purpose of being able to use that router for freehand work) look at the Porter Cable 890 as well as others mentioned in this thread. I used to own the whole 890 kit. It was a very good router, powerful, full electronics (soft start, maintain speed control, brake) designed for table use. Sure a 3 1/2" diameter panel raising bit is tough, but if you go slow and take multiple passes of increasing depth, it'll be fine if the occasion to do that ever comes up. So if you're leaning towards a medium horsepower router, I say go for it. If it doesn't work out, they're not that expensive that you couldn't recoup most of what you spent to invest in the 3+ horsepower range routers.