About one year ago I was getting ready to start airsoft. Suddenly all went to hell and I lost the people who were supposed to help me start out. Since back then I was a student, I did not have much funds available to me so I started doing pretty much what most new people do: look for a loophole or some sort of weakness in the system where I could play airsoft at all cost which by then meant by the cheapest possible way.
When one of those moment comes into my life, I sit and wait a week. If after a week nothing has changed then I proceed. So a year back, I sat and waited a week and realized that buying a cheap aeg was something more or less like a second choice. I prioritized getting a TM aeg but knew it impossible so I was opting for a cheap chinese aeg. That is when I realized that I might as well wait and get my first choice.
I've waited a year and a year later here I am, much more aware of the airsoft community as well as its people and its equipment.
I am days away from receiving my first AEG, I already own a GBB, have the equipment with me or coming in the mail and in two weeks I am receiving my other AEG. I am getting exactly what I've wanted a year ago and am not wasting my money on cheap alternatives.
I am not saying CYMA is crap since I've never used one. I am simply stating that if I were you, I would sit tight and wait because the sport will not go away but eventually the money will flow in and that's right about when you can buy your first choice and not risk regretting the cheap alternative.
It took me some time but I came to realize that airsoft cannot be enjoyed if you don't intend to invest in it. No matter what you might think, the airsoft sport is not a cheap sport. It has been proven countless many times, it will cost you from 800$ to 1200$cdn to start playing airsoft if you have nothing.
Airsoft is all about realism and realism is mostly achieved throughout your equipment. In reality, an AK doesn't fail. Will the CYMA fail? Most possibly. Would I invest 175$ into it? Definately not. Would I invest 150$ in it? Probably but I wouldn't field it in fear of breaking it (same goes to that Systema PTW; that's a show gun not a field gun). If you are willing to play airsoft as it is meant to be then I suggest you wait a little while up until you can buy something of a better quality.
If you only want that CYMA for garage plinking and to hang it on to your wall then go ahead. A 175$ AK-47 replica on a wall is a nice bargain plus you have the bonus of using it sporadically in your garage and once you really want to get into the sport, let it hang on the wall as a nice decoration and buy yourself a TM.
As to the CYMA brand in itself; sure it will eventually get better. They are copying designs that work with cheaper stuff. Eventually they will find a good compromise and come out with a nice AEG of that I am certain. I would not stay away from a CYMA, I would buy it if I had a TM AEG already; with a reliable AEG and enough money, if the CYMA breaks down it won't matter much for that small amount of money won't make any wave and I can still play with my TM. But for my first airsoft gun? No. I would not go for that.
Once you're age verified, as many people above me mentionned, you can get a nice used AEG for 400$ and it sometimes even come with a couple more mags as well as the battery for that very price. That CYMA is 175$ so lets say 200$. You wait 3 months and earn carefully your money and there's 400$ right there.
Good luck
