You might not like doing machine embroidery. I will try to give you some food for thought that may help you to decide whether to invest in a machine that embroiders.
Some people take to it like a duck to water; for some it takes getting used to. I am not an avid machine embroiderer. I only use it for quilt blocks and to decorate a sweatshirt every once in a while. People with young children or grandchildren (which I do not have) have a much greater use for their embroidery machines. A lot of machine embroiderers love frou-frou stuff ... doilies, free standing bowls and boxes, framed pictures, etc. No frou frou for me -- ever!
You should know that the machine itself is just the beginning of your investment. Quality embroidery thread is expensive, good stabilizers are expensive and come in a wide variety of weights and types for specific uses. You will be on the lookout for sales on both stabilizers and quality M.E. thread. I've gotten to where I often buy a whole bolt of stabilizer at Joann's, using a 40 or 50% off coupon. You will need special needles, special bobbin thread and possibly more hoops than come as standard accessories, and also software, which can be pricey, depending on what you want to do with it. You should have a computer capable of hooking up to your machine. I have all my embroidery designs stored on my computer, with backup on USB sticks. The embroidery design filing system itself can be quite cumbersome, depending on how organized you are.
I have no problem with the fact that if I'm embroidering, I can't be sewing, because I keep a close eye and ear on my machine when it's embroidering. It is a bad idea to leave the machine alone while its stitching; it's an invitation for disaster. I don't mind that my machine is a combined embroidery/sewing machine, but, knowing what I know now, if I had it to do over again, I'd buy 2 machines I think, one just a dedicated embroidery machine and the other for quilt piecing, etc.
For me, the bottom line is that I really like my machine and am happy that I have it available to me to embroider things when I want to. My machine is a top-of-the-line Janome and I don't know anything about the inexpensive ones ... whether they are a good investment or a poor one.
Hope this helps and that I haven't wasted both your and my time.