Sewing machines are like kitchens, every woman has their own way to arrange it and with the machine, everyone has the one that they feel is the best, but that is for them, not you.
I used to sew on Viking, then I switched to Brother. I own a Brother project runway little embroidery machine, Brother Cs6000 and my workhorse that I LOVE LOVE LOVE is my Brother Quilt Club 1000. I quilt on a Juki 98E and am saving my pennies for the Juki QVP . I have several antique machines that sit and look pretty and only one serger.
Here is the bottom line, test drive the machine in the store, go to all the dealers and test drive. It took me almost 6 months to decide on my 1st machine and then when I switched to Brother, I did it in a heart beat. It is all in what tickles your fancy at the moment!