Hi Sean,
Being a toy was my concern also.
But I was told this is not a toy and lots of people get them for grab'n'go scopes and they are so popular that they sell a couple of them a week.
I originally wanted to go for the Orion Star Blast - there's a special feature on it inside this month's Australian Sky & Telescope Magazine. But the nice man at Bintel (Dom) talked me out of it and said this one is better made and has the proper glass parabolic mirrors. I can only trust his judgement. He is an astronomer so I'm guessing he knows what he's talking about.
I also like that the SkyScanner's base will mount onto a tripod - so I'm not limited to a table. The Orion StarBlast doesn't do that. You will see that for yourself in the video.
Here is the link for a video on it.
http://www.telescope.com/How-To-Choo...pe/p/99857.uts