I was going to say the same thing Moonpi...followed by Kenmore sold mainly by Sears.
The bigger/more expensive ones such as Pfaff and Janome, DO sell smaller machines for a less price, but you don't get all the new fangled stuff that goes with it.
I was lucky when I bought my Kenmore Ergo3. It's a sewing AND embroidery machine. Came with the cds so I can make my own designs, but can't find the stupid cd's. I'm thinking the packers stole them since they WERE in my sewing room in a binder with all the other stuff, but everything BUT the cds came out. It also came with a rebate that included ALL the extra feet and case with it. Something like 50 of them. I paid $1500 on sale for it and they can be bought for about $1000 or less on Ebay.