Dennis,
Sorry I don't have a recomendation on the HF bandsaw, but I do have this suggestion:
If you watch the sales you can usually get the Craftsman Professional 14in band saw (22401) for a good deal. Right now, not on sale it is running at $549 on their website, but if you time the sales right you could get one for under $500. This is the one that I have and I have been happy with it. With sales, I picked mine up for under $400, but they increased the price since then.
Pros
Rikon makes this model for Sears. It has a huge cast iron table, a 1hp motor, 2 speeds, belt tensioning crank on the front of the saw, 8in resaw (2 more inches than most 14in saws), 2 dust collection ports (1 for a shop vac and one for a DC), cast iron wheels, a light, a fence, rack & pinion blade guard adjustment, window for viewing blade tracking, 2 standard (3/8 by 3/4in) miter slots, and all ball bearing guides. An added design feature is that the upper and lower thrust bearings are perpendicular to the way they are on most saws. This allows the blade to contact the outer edge (more efficient) instead of the face of the bearing. High end saws typically have this configuration. In addition it has been rated as a best value in the 14in bandsaws field by at least one WW magazine.
Cons--maybe?
A possible negative is that it uses a 99in blade that you either need to have custom made or bought from Sears. Another possible negative is that you can't add a riser block to it. It is a steel frame european design, which fixes the resaw height at the 8in that it comes with. The fence isn't the greatest, but it is passible. Also the bearings on the guides (not on the wheels themselves) are kind of cheap, and need to be replaced with better quality bearings. It doesn't have a quick tension release, but it is very easy to tension and de-tension the blade.
If you look at the two 14in models that Rikon makes, this one is a mix of features between both of them.
The cast iron wheels and over all design absorb much of the vibration, and it will pass the famous "nickel test".