This is applicable to almost any item that you buy whether musical instrument of not. Sometimes we are restricted by the budget so we would settle for a low quality product. That is always the case for except when I am buying my dream object like the guitar that was quite expensive. It is still working now which I call old guitar that I bought in 1996.
It depends on the item that I am buying. If I am going for a mobile device, for example, I will always save to get a quality one because I know the challenges that come with not getting a good one since I use it daily. For other items, I can go with a budget friendly device as long as it serves me right.