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If you aren't used to riding at all starting to ride a bike with drop bars isn't such a hot idea. Getting strong enough to be able to ride comfortably that much hunched forward will be quite a challenge. Better then to start off with a flat bar bike and ride that for a couple of months until your upper body and leg strength has grown enough for you to deal with the drop bars.
Apart from that I'd recommend you to buy used, that's where you'll find the best bang for the buck.
Best is if you can find a bicycle store that sells used bikes and trade-ins. That way there's a better chance that the bike that you bring home will be a reasonably good fit to your body size.
If you want to get technical, look for a bike with integrated shifters and brakes, they're easier to handle than down tube shifters.
You don't want to buy a MTB/hybrid with the intention of fitting a drop bar on it later. THere are enough parts beside the bar that might need replacing to make this a risky suggestion in terms of money.
With some luck you might be able to score a "true" flat bar racer. these will have brakes and derailers already compatible with integrated shifters, making the swap to drop bars relatively easy,
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