What kind of work do you need to do? A portable job site table saw, a solid contractor style saw, a hybrid type saw, or a cabinet saw all excel at different things. The "right" saw for you depends on what you need it to do.
In general, i like the "used" advise. Most all of my machinery comes that way, and i've had great luck and deals with nearly all of it. For me, woodworking is a hobby, so i don't want to swallow up my materials money just on the tools.
For rough carpentry work, a job site saw will be hard to beat, but they're not that great with sheet goods and are hard to "dial in" for exacting work.
Contractor saws (a metal box on an open metal stand with a belt drive motor hanging out the back) are a solid design, plentiful and easy to find (ie: inexpensive), and can be tuned up for very fine work. The motor out the back takes up some space, and dust collection is difficult, but many of them are really great saws. The Craftsman "100" and similar models were made forever and have a great reputation. I see them go for cheap all the time.
Hybrid saws are, in a lot of ways, similar to contractor saws, but have the benefit of housing the motor in the cabinet, which gives you much better dust collection.
Cabinet saws are absolute brutes, built stout and made to run all day long. These are generally very high quality, but are not what you'd call portable.
Unless portability is really important, i'd vote for something with a cast iron top and solid iron extensions, a belt drive motor of 1-1/2 hp or so, a ten inch blade (though for most work an 8" blade is plenty), and a really good fence (Biesemeyer type, Vega, or other good quality fence). I used a saw for years with bad stock fence. It was frustrating to use and difficult to adjust. I upgraded the fence to a Biesemeyer clone, and it was like i got a whole new saw. Suddenly it was a total joy to use.
As to the router, there's a range there too. For a standard general purpose router, i'd look for something with multiple collet sizes. If you're going to mount it in a table, get a bigger one that can handle larger bits. Panel bits will help if you're building cabinetry. The kits look like pretty good deals - with the fixed and plunge bases. Personally, i don't like using routers all that much. I have two of them and do use them, but i'm not the best person to ask.
Then, after you've settled in with your basics, you'll probably want to consider a good drill press, perhaps a disc sander (mine is home made and works great), maybe a band saw, and (if you're thinking of saving money by purchasing rough cut wood stock) a jointer and planer. One of the most used, but unsung machines in my shop is the dust collector. I have a simple 1hp model to which i added a Wynn filter. I just plug it into whatever machine i'm using at the time. With my basement shop, it's what keeps my wife happy.
Oh, and a bench grinder is a great tool too.
And of course a decent work bench.
It's a slippery slope.
paulh