I have been playing guitar for some time and bought it online as my first uke, to be honest did not know what to expect but I can say it is a really good crafted instrument for the price. Sounds great, playability is good (a small adjustment on the nut would even make it better) out of the box and intonation is spot on all the way up the fretboard. It is missing cosmetic bells and whistles but that is to be expected and not that important for the price range.
After buying this uke I had the opportunity to try some others and I am not an experienced player but I can heartfully say that it out performs some other much expensive ukes.
I can recommend this to anyone who thinks of starting playing and does not want to spend a lot of money and still wants to get a decent sounding instrument.