I started off using spyder clones and it must be said they arent that bad but if you wont to get on the tourny scene it's more than worth saving your money and getting yourself a nice angel lcd or one of the new ions.
have a go on the search engine and im sure you can find plenty of threads disscussing starter markers, but the general jist of them all is that it is better to save your money than to jump in straight away. I have regretted doing so and you might do aswell.
Hope i have helped, thanks.