Another pretty popular baitcaster with a decent price/performance point is the Shimano Curado or Curado BSF.

AFAIK the difference between the standard and the BSF is weight, a little casting distance, and price. I have the standard and I think it was 99.95 4 years ago. The bsf was a new model and about $20 more at the time.

Think of the Curado as the Honda Accord of the baitcasters...not too spendy, good performance, dependable, but nothing fancy.