I think Cabelas has Meindl make boots for them to meet various price points. The ones I had were made in slovakia, and they weren't very good. My feeling is that the ones that are still made in Germany would be the models to consider. Or not, you can always take them back...
There was someone on here a while ago talking about some crazy deal on lowa tibets (260$ maybe if i remember right). Thats a darn good boot too, if you can get it for that price, that would be a very good option to consider.