There are many wonderful embroidery machines on the market. In my view the brother and babylock are the most user friendly right out of the box. I have had a brother for nearly 10 years and from the day it came home I was able to do wonderful embroidery.
Totally agree with someone who suggested a separate embroidery machine and sewing machine. Often the embroidery designs take a LONG time to stitch out - 60 minutes or more - so you can be sewing while you are doing the embroidery if you have separate machines.