I tell friends, if they have a 800-1200 budget look at 2-4 year old bike's on Clist vs new. You can find really nice hardly used bikes at half price, and a much more usable trail machine. Not a fan of cable disc's, they are OK, better than vbrakes, but still far from hydro's.
My last bike, that I sold recently was a Specialized Stumpjumper FSR I'd recommend it to anyone, let mine go for 900, it was a 06 but had tons of life left, full XT hydro brakes ect.
Pic:
