We have a breadmaker but we got it dirt cheap used from a friend. Love it and use it quite frequently. However it's been used less since we got the KitchenAid Stand mixer which is way more useful. We knead the dough in there and shape it and let it rise and bake in the oven instead of the bread maker. My favorite bread is milk bread. We also use the mixer for making pasta.
I think you should get the mixer and get all the attachments. We also use it for grinding meat and making ice cream. One thing I would like to have but it's really expensive is the pasta roller. Currently we have the by hand roller so we can't justify spending another $100 for the attachment. But if we didn't we would have bought it.
The ice cream is fantastic and the meat grinder is awesome. I know you asked about bread, but there is a mixer attachment specific for kneading bread.
We bought our bread maker for $25 or something less.
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