I have the Meade you mentioned. It's too cheap and not stable. I picked mine up second hand for a pittance, so it was not a disappointment.
I also have an Orion SpaceProbe 130ST equatorial reflector telescope. This is a great beginner telescope. I also picked this one up used. I really like using it. I've used it to look at the moon and planets, so far, and hope to move on to deep space objects. It's a much beefier telescope than the Meade, but not so much that I can't readily move between inside the house and out in the back yard. Here's the link to this telescope:
SpaceProbe 130ST Equatorial Reflector Telescope | Orion Telescopes
I hope this helps, Chris.