I think they have it as the Bobcat as their "entry level" desktop unit, then the Puma as a "mid-grade", then the Panther as their "pro" series.
Not sure I'd buy any of them - I have a Graphtec right now, but am partial to Summa.
That's a Puma plotter, made by GCC,
http://www.gccworld.com/product.php?MODEL=Puma
IIRC, the 24" was selling for about $1795 + stand + software, which they bundled up for about $2295 total.
San Diego would be a dream place to live - even looked into back in 2000 before I got the gig in the Caymans. I'm not what you'd call a winter guy.
If I didn't have this YYZ thing going here in Toronto, I'd be all over this arrangement... assuming you have a cousin for me to marry to make it all legal like.
Does KGirl have a sister?