i bought myself a jessops TP323 last year,and after going out on a shoot with a mate,decided that i needed something better so got myself a manfrotto 190XPROB with an 804RC2.what i would say is if you can afford it,get a decent tripod that will last you forever,rather than buy cheap and replace it every few months etc...but as been said,a cheap one is better than no tripod.