Jsbail, I've used a VPI MkIII for many years, and as Sdcampbell says, it "just sails along making great music." I've never had a bit of trouble with it, it stays solidly aligned and set-up, and it's also very easy to set-up initially. The VPI MkIII and MkIV tables are a great value in my opinion. The VPI's are also very compatible with a number of different tonearms. (ET, Rega, VPI's own JWM) Basis, Michell and Rega are also very good tables in this price range, but I think its awfully hard to beat the VPI MkIV. One other point to note, VPI is continually improving their top products and making many of those improvements available as upgrades for the VPI MkII-IV tables. They have a long track record of doing this very successfully and at a very modest cost.
