Harley Benton HB-20R

Let's start with the most important thing: For the money, it's great. It is a powerful amplifier that can be used at living-room volumes, it has a headphone jack and even built-in spring reverb, a looked-after feature. It's a good option for a first amplifier as I've found it to take pedals in front quite nicely (mind it doesn't have an effects loop so any pedals will need to be put in front) and its own overdrive is all right for a beginner to get you in the ballpark of rock.
However, there are a few less likeable features about it.
First off, The on-board overdrive is not by a long shot as good as I would like it to be, it lacks dynamics, sounds very harsh and artificial and when the knob goes above halfway it doesn't get dirtier, instead it only ads noise without distorting the guitar. My recommendation is to get an overdrive pedal to go along with it, a cheap one will undoubtedly be better than what's on board.
Secondly, the MP3 input lacks a serious function: Remaining quiet. Whenever it doesn't have a signal from another device, it hums like crazy. Also, it doesn't like to be quiet: It wants to be loud.
And thirdly, although this is just me nit-picking, the reverb gets noisy rather quickly. The amplifier doesn't have the best shock-resistance ever so me walking around creates a little noise from the springs wobbling. Do keep in mind that I have quite a heavy step and this might not be an issue for you, but it is a downside in my opinion.
To conclude: If you want to sit in a chair and plug pedals into it, go for it. If you want a cheap solid-state amplifier that will last you, go for it. If you expect it to get crunchy metal tones, it won't, though it does do cleans quite nicely.

Just to be clear - I am a total novice and I with that device I am setting my first steps with playing electric guitar.
I ordered that amp as part of a bundle ("Fender SQ Affinity Tele MN BB Bundle1"). The amp itself makes a good impression (seems solid / well built). After 1,5 months of usage the device seems to work correctly. I cannot say much about the quality of sound from the speaker, as for the sake of my partner and neighbours I solely use the headphones output.
Advice for total beginners (and maybe manaul writer), as I am/was: During first attempt to use the amp I had no idea how to activate it. Like: once you plug it in to the socket and turn on, the LED light turns green. I have IT background, hence that was an indication for me that all is good/done, however the amp did not play anything (even after plugging in guitar), so I thought that it was broken. Only after review of few youtube videos I noted that amp' LED of ppl playing it is red, not green. Then I noted that you just have to be less gentel with pulling guitar strings to activate the amp.
With all that written, I guess this is a nice device to start with - especially that it comes as a bundle, which make it easier/more secure for total beginner.

i was looking for a budget amp that i could use in my living room and therefore was not expecting much but this amp is plenty loud enough and has some good features such as the mp3 plug in and the headphone out.
comes with uk power adaptor and looks pretty good, open backed to store the cable.
i was quickly able to dial in a decent tone for what it cost i was quite happy with what i got for the cost.
its worth the price all day, its a fantastic amp for a beginner and will last a few years as a seasoned player who just just wanted a amp for the living room on a budget its done ok for me too.