I don't think it's all that important to spend a ton of money one the bow, but I put together and sell a lot of PSE kits, mainly because of price. I've never been too happy with their equipment. I would pay special attention to the accessories they put on them (sight, rest and other stuff). They are usually low end stuff made of platic that you'll end up replacing pretty soon.

Another kit bow that I do like is the Parker Buck Hunter. Maybe not as fast as the PSE but just better quality IMO. And about $40 cheaper.

I would also advise that if this is your first bow then you should go to a pro-shop and get fitted properly for drawlength and weight. Getting a bow for optimum drawlength is the most critical consideration of a compound bow. To figure your drawlength just measure your wingspan while standing with your back against a wall and divide the measurement by 2.5.
As for weight, 60# is enough to kill anything walking in north america so don't overbow yourself. Get a bow that you can hold out and draw back to your anchor with ease. This way you can learn to shoot the bow without having to struggle with it.

One more thing I would caution you on as I have seen this aplenty is, if you do choose the PSE and it has a single cam, pay very paticular attention to cam-lean. The string should come off the bottom cam in a straight line or nearly so. I've seen a lot of these bows that are absolutely terrible and only get worse as time goes by.