What pawraith said! LOL.

Yes the Blade 400 is beginner friendly.

Another thing to think about: You said "I dont want to spend alot to destroy it..." And you might hear others say things like "I don't want to crash my $1000 heli..". This is a gut thought, but the reality is the crashes don't cost that much. My average crash cost of my Trex 450 SE v2 with wooden blades was only $30 after 6 major crashes. And yes they were full out bore into the ground from about 20+ feet up crashes. Parts for the Trex are cheap and they are NOT hard to work on at all. The best thing about a Trex 450 is there are a bunch of awesome video's by Finless Bob over at helifreak showing you exactly how to do everything from building, setting up the radio, setting up the head, soldering, even flying!

I just try to let people know up front about the micro's so they don't make the same mistake a lot of us did....I went that route...yes I learned but with much frustration and many dollars later. I have friends that started when I did and they don't fly anymore. After a year of on and off flying with a Blade CP micro I was basically able to hover. But after getting my Trex 450, within 20 flights I was doing loops, rolls and flips. Yes, the difference is like night and day!

Good luck with whatever route you take!
Skarn