I'd consider what you are going to do with the meat you harvest (roasts, steaks, cube meat), how big you intend on keeping the pieces, and how often will you use the sealer. We use the sealer just about weekly for steaks, chicken, pork ribs, pork chops, etc etc etc.
I had previously purchased a Weston Pro series grinder for more than one purpose. Using the grinder for chicken or beef works great. I don't recall the specific model but I will say it's much bigger than my needs. Since it was cheaper on Amazon I got it for our kitchen. My wife will no longer buy ground beef from the store, we just make our own. Grinding our own beef is so much better and stores longer when using the FoodSaver sealer. The ground beef we make stores well in the bags, freezes, thaws, so there's nothing bad with it in any way.
I bought the FoodSaver FM5330 2-in-1 Vacuum Sealing System (shows under $200). After having worked with it for the last few years, it's doing a great job. Never had any issues related to any food going bad or freezer burn. It's limited in size for how wide you can make the bags. There are times when the bag isn't inserted properly that it will not seal, so you reposition the bag to be good to go. I have used their brand "cut to fit" bags as well as pre-sized bags of other brands. All work with no problems. The device is easy to clean, has plenty of spare parts available (if needed), and easily works for household foods. Food we place into the bags never needs to be "pre-frozen".
Spend the good money on a bad ass grinder, save a few bucks on a good sealer.
