Between my wife and I we have several machines. Nothing very expensive, but we are pleased with them.
Singer Comfort Quilter - my wife's 1st machine, not used much anymore.
Brother Innov-is 80 - My wife's main machine.
Janome 3160 QDC - my main machine, really like this machine. The thread cutter is really handy.
Brother PE 780D - Nice little embroidery machine
Brother Runway HS2000 - Nice little portable machine
Seems we kept seeing new machines with features we liked, but I hope we now have the machines we both like. The next steps up get quite expensive. We have to keep reminding ourselves this is just a hobby and not spend a fortune on big fancy equipment.