I have used singer and brother machines and sergers and love them both.
I would, however, suggest the singer machines because you can find more service providers for that brand. They will usually not work on the Brother brand.
With any machine, if you can learn to service it yourself regularly, it will last many years and save a ton of money on repairs.
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I have both a Husq. and a Janome. I feel the Janome has the superior stitch. JMHO and good luck finding your machine, I know most of it is just a matter of getting a good fit between the seamstress and the machine. :)