Have you looked at the interior options available with the Simonton? It's not real wood,it's a laminate but it's pretty nice and comes available in Maple, Cherry, Amber Oak, honeybOak and Contemporary Oak. Simonton would be a good choice.

I somewhat think you need to narrow your search a bit as to what you want.

SDLs are a pricey option and unless you really, really, want them...not worth the money in most cases.

Contoured vs. flat grids are standard and in most cases do not cost a cent more than flat and at worst, are only a few bucks more.

If you don't like the white interior, +1 to Eco's recommendation of looking at a laminate interior or other interior.

If you really want the look of wood (the interior laminates on vinyl are going to look good but not quite wood) look at something like a Marvin Integrity with a wood interior or Inline Fiberglass with a real wood interior.

What is the exterior cladding of the home going to be? There are some nice options with some of the manufacturers to have an integrated J-Channel or brickmold return for a seamless look.

At the end of the day, they should be a one-time investment so spend the money wisely (i.e. get the performance and solid product for durability) and get the look that you will be happy with for the life of the windows.

See the link below. I really like our marvin integrity windows

Here is a link that might be useful: Marvin integrity new construction

From what I've seen in the market, Integrity won't be around the same ballpark price as any high end vinyl or composite. Consider the option of doing the job in phases, the most important areas or floors first.
Simonton, for your situation, is not a bad option. It's not the best. But it's certainly not close to being the worst. I understand the white vinyl thing. Good luck.

I meant to say it WOULD be about the same.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I do have a Soft-Lite dealer about an hour and a half away providing me with a quote along with the others I mentioned.

@windowsonwashington, The exterior of the home is all brick masonry.

@WindowDog, we do have a Marvin dealer in the area and I haven't even considered asking for quotes because I was sure they would not be in the budget. But if you are saying they might be in the same range as a higher-end vinyl window, maybe I'll give them a look.

Another thing I've considered is doing higher end windows on the front of the house and more economical ones on the sides and back. Would that be crazy?

Many manufacturers make a clip in brick molding so be sure to inquire about that.

People have mixed window schedules before so you would not be the first.