Yamaha CG102 NT

I’d been playing the C40M for around a year. This is similar, with much better tone and projection, and much more sturdy hardware. I recommend it over the CM as it is a lot more robust and much easier to get a louder sound from. Fret and string spacing is great too.
Disappointingly, the laquer at the seams was really roughly done, almost looking scuffed, making what is otherwise a very neat and clean guitar seem cheaper.
If you aren’t a school age person and don’t have an extremely tight budget - but still don’t want to spend a fortune - make this your first classical.