A friend of mine was asking about a machine recommendation on FB as the big box stores are sold out even online. Her price range was $200. My advice was to look for a vintage machine like a Singer 301, 401, 404 or 500. Any of those would be a better and stronger machine than the inexpensive models anyway.
Sewing Machines Plus still had some in the $350 range at the time. With production world wide being affected, it could be a while before stock is back.