There are a lot of folks here with TONS of product knowledge. I think your best bet is to ask some specific questions on here and then speak with a dealer. Here's a link to the PRS dealer page:
https://www.prsguitars.com/dealers/
I think it may be worthwhile to describe a few PRS terms, because this will help you decipher some info on guitars that you're looking at.
First of all are the top grades. The top grades are:
- Standard
- 10 Top
- Artist Package
- Private Stock
Each step on the list comes with an up charge. In terms of the maple caps used on the core models, the upgrades are cosmetic only. A 10 Top will be "nicer" than a Standard. An Artist Package top will be "nicer" than a 10 top. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I've seen Standard tops I thought should be Artist Package, and I've seen Artist Package tops I thought were "meh". It's all about personal preference. If beauty is a big concern, then IN GENERAL the 10 Tops and Artist Package guitars will be where to look (however, there are some STUNNING standard topped guitars). Private stock tends to be noticeably higher grade in terms of beauty, and the guitars tend to be about 2X (or more) higher prices than your posted budget.
You'll also see reference to Wood Library. Dealers will get to hand select woods for a specific run of guitars. PRS sets aside some beautiful and (relatively) more exotic pieces of wood into the Wood Library for this purpose. For example, you can get a Wood Library Standard top. This means the dealer chose the wood set for the guitar specifically, and PRS graded that top piece as a Standard top. Again, some Standard tops are anything but standard looking. Often times you will see Wood Library guitars as 10 Top or Artist Package, because the dealer chose REALLY nice pieces for their specific run.
The PRS pickups have a general naming convention. You'll often see two numbers separated by a /. For example 57/08. This means the pickup is voiced to sound like a classic pickup from 1957 and was created by PRS in 2008. You'll also sometimes see two letters after the pickup name. For example, 59/09LT. The LT stands for Low Turns meaning the pickup does not produce as hot a signal; it will be a little cleaner and more "open" sounding. There are LT pickups, HT pickups and MT pickups. Note that MT stands for Multi Tap. These are pickups that can be coil tapped to provide single coil and humbucker tones.
These are all generalities and refer mostly to the core models.
In your first post you mention both a semi-hollow and hollow body. Your budget puts you in the ball park for an Artist Package HBII with piezo. I have one of these guitars and can't adequately describe how nice it is. Personally I think this model would check all of your boxes, and I would encourage you to look at the HBII.
The quintessential PRS core model is the Custom. People go round and round about whether to get a 22 fret or 24 fret model; I'll leave that up to you. Since you mention piezo, then a P22 or P24 may be something to look into. These are the Custom model with a piezo pickup in the bridge.
Finally, I'll toss out the idea of a Custom 24-08. These are again based in the Custom model (the quintessential PRS core model guitar) and include the switching from the 408 model. This provides a three way toggle for pickup selection and two separate toggle switches to allow either pickup to be tapped for single coil sounds. The PRS tapped pickups provide tremensouldy realistic single coil tones. The Custom 24-08 is an amazingly versatile guitar that also provides the classic PRS experience.
I hope this helps.