Personally, I wouldn't go for a scope like that.
You seem serious in your intent to get into this hobby seriously - that means you need a scope that is going to last you. The refractors you're posting just won't last you beyond your initial learning curve.. you'll immediately be wanting something bigger with more light-gathering capability to catch the faint details on the planets and moon, and start your DSO hunting.
Here's a couple of reasons I woudn't get it:
1. The tripod and mount on that thing is very small and flimsy, it will shake and wobble about every time you touch it.
2. The eyepieces it comes with are close to junk. The 4mm
is junk and you'd have to throw it in the bin.
3. The finderscope is tiny.
4. The moon pack is "ok", but you can get just as good, if not better, information through many resources and software available on the internet (for free).
5. A 70mm lens doesn't give you much light gathering power. Your DSO hunting will be very limited to the very bright stuff, and you won't have much resolving power on the planets - they'll appear mostly featureless, and the chromatic abberation you'll get from a cheaper lens like that will ruin a lot of views of bright stars.
Check your "refractor vs reflector" thread again - there's 22 good reasons in there that should go for a reflector rather than a refractor - especially since you say yourself:
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Will this satisfy a person serious about astronomy?
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The answer is no, for the scope above. For the 6 or 8" dobs, the answer is yes.
The scope above is better than the $60 ebay refractors, but it's still not worth spending $300 on.
Hope that helps.
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I agree totally with Ice about the Mount (its the same one by the look of it as one of your other photos). Though the little 70mm refractor would make a great guidescope when you upgrade to an LX 200 or even one of the new RC400 
