Frankly, if you've only been playing for 8 months, I say wait.  You should move to a steel-string acoustic first, then bother with electric guitars later.  Also, it matters why you want to play electric guitar.  If it's just for amplification and effects, you can crank it up and get a wide range of effects that will be fine with your acoustic (with an external or internal pickup).  If you're looking to play electric guitar because of the different technique that's possible, I still go back to the "go steel string acoustic first" thing again, as that will strengthen your playing before moving on to electric guitar.

 Incidentally, the Fender strat knockoffs are fairly decent for starters, but you'll want to sell it or give it away after a year or so and upgrade.