I saw a friends Beretta's slide release break only to be replaced by another one for free from Beretta and it also break! ...seemed to be bad castings...his was the stainless model. Doesn't mean that Berettas aren't a quality made firearm, they are, it's just that anything can happen...a few hundred rounds on the range will usually tell if a pistol is good to go or needs attention before being trusted for defensive use.
Personally, I prefer the Taurus PT92 model to the Beretta for the safety lever's location...and if you were to get a 1911 at a later time, you'd already be "thumb trained" in it's use. The original Taurus 92 models were made on Beretta's equipment that was left in Brazil after a contract was fulfilled - not sure if that's still the case but of all the firearms that Taurus makes, I trust the 9mm PT92 or PT99 models the most since they've made them for a long time.
As far as warranty, all Taurus firearms have a lifetime warranty - lifetime of the firearm, not just the original owner...I've read good and bad about their service. Beretta has a one year warranty but likely would repair any defect at any time, within reason, without cost as most responsible firearm manufacturers will do.
Having said all of that, between the two pistols you listed, I'd go with the Taurus 1911...I prefer my trigger pulls to be the same for each shot instead of going double action first shot to single action for subsequent shots. If fact, if you want a 9mm, I recommend a Glock 17 - extremely reliable, easy to operate and maintain.
Other inexpensive 1911s are RIAs - they seem to have a good reputation going so far ... next up in price would be one of the Springfield 1911s...or even Auto-Ordnance might be a good one since Kahr took them over. If you get a 1911, I recommend one with good sights for ease of shooting, not the small "government styled military-type" sights ...
You can also get a 1911 in 9mm but the cost is more than what you're looking at now...I recently got a Kimber Stainless II that runs great...well, ok, runs great with everything except 147 flat nosed bullets..sigh...ok, ok, ok..for a 9mm (with a consistent trigger pull) thats more likely to run wth anything you feed it go with a Glock 17....
...heck, for about the best cost for quality, a Ruger P95 is hard to beat...but you're back to a DA/SA trigger pull again....
Anyway, Luck to ya, enjoy the hunt!
Ken