Any Concert Ukulele Kit from Donner, Hola! Music, Aklot, or Horse. I'm sure I'm forgetting one of the brands that you see all the time. These aren't life changing, but they are all solid starter ukuleles that can get you playing.
I agree, I could have given some examples. I figure some people are inclined to go this route, and some aren't (as this thread indicates). And if the OP isn't inclined, then I'd be wasting my time. If they are inclined, then they'll either figure it out, or they'll ask! While there are a ton of ukes on Amazon. If you filter the price to the $40-60 range that I suggested, and then sort by >4 stars... the list gets a lot shorter. If you pare it down to a size, it's a manageable list. And then if you try to find a YouTube review... typically only the better ones are going to show up.
I think the brand you probably forgot is Makala, but I think Kmise is another fairly popular cheap uke. My first uke was a Makala MK-T, cheap mahogany laminate tenor. The one I have now is an equally cheap Eastrock concert. I chose to do some setup on the Eastrock. I don't know that I really "had" to, it wasn't that bad. But, I know how to do it (practiced on the Makala!), and it didn't take a lot of time.
I was truly impressed with the build quality of both my Makala and my Eastrock. They might not have the sound of a solid wood instrument, but they're not bad. And the setup on each of them was certainly playable. The Eastrock even came with good strings!
The one uke that I spent money on was a $230 acoustic/electric Oscar Schmidt Mango Tenor. Very nice instrument, but I found it to be way too heavy compared to my Makala, and I didn't like the way it sounded at all. (too jangly and "traditional uke" sounding for my tastes)
So, yeah. I'll stand by my thoughts. If you don't know what you want yet, just get something cheap. "Cheap, but good." But, cheap. It will give you a data point to move forward from, and a cheap uke to learn on. The right $40 uke and a piece of sandpaper to sand down the bridge to put the action where you want it will get you pretty far.
It seems a few of us are on the same page. But, that's not the only page to be on. Do what makes you happy!
Another good thing about having a cheap uke is that if/when you spend $200 on a nicer one... you've got a beater that you can take to the park or the beach or wherever and not put your expensive and more fragile uke at risk!