I would look at the brother 1400e or the Janome 500 both are good models with decent hoop sizes but beware it is addicting and hoop envy is a real thing a few years ago I mostly did 5x7 and 4x4 but now find myself doing a lot of 8x8 and 8 and 7x12. I would say to try to get at least a 6x10. Brothers will be the most user friendly. Also keep in mind that many singers are tied to the computer and their software to run.