I went through this same process recently, but perhaps on a
tighter budget. I ended up buying the Delta 37-275X X5 jointer
and the 22-580 planer. Both of these were shipped for free,
and after rebates the total cost for the pair was under $700
from Amazon. I'd looked at the Rigid pair, but I really don't
like Home Depot and believe the Delta products are likely
superior. They were also cheaper, since no sales tax was
incurred.

Now, I must also admit that these are both still boxed in the
garage. I hope to assembe and test this weekend. One thing I
found interesting is that the Amazon prices change almost
daily...I had these in my shopping cart for a few weeks (with
some others) and one evening the price on the planer dropped
$20 for a few hours, then went back up. If one was planing to
buy from Amazon it might be worth setting up the Twocows price
monitor (or a similar service) to notify you when prices fall
below a set point.

-Kiwanda