I'd rather have one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/DeLonghi-DSM7-7-Quart/dp/B0002XGSNI/sr=1-1/qid=1154540309/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-3206993-5661558?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen
...but then, that's just me.
I'm with you on that one..
Oooooohhh!!! Now that's my style! I have a Bosch now, and I love it -- especially for large batches of bread and such. But I've never really become accustomed to the center post -- hoping I'll win the lottery and get a Hobart countertop model. :-)