Thank you for all your replies! The main reasons I narrowed it down to these machines are the prices are all around the same range and these machines seem to have a lot of positive reviews.
I don’t need a lot of fancy stitches but I would like the machine to grow with my skills in the future. I am teaching my young children on the machine so the speed adjustment was a must.
Right now the main purpose of the machine would be for general crafting and hemming/altering kids clothes. In the future, I would want to explore quilting.
To me the most important factor is the reliability and ease of use. With 3 little ones at home, I need a machine that I don’t need to worry about acting up on me and I don’t need to fiddle with to get good results. I appreciate all your comments!