I have a 2009 Brother that is really a nice machine (mid-range cost), and it does 80 different decorative and monogram stitches. It's fine...it does a good job, but not a perfectly straight seam. Plus occasionally it gets a knot in it's electronics, and it throws a little hissy fit.
Enter my lovely vintage machines...they are just so wonderful to sew with. No complaints, no "electronic issues", no hissy fits.