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Hi Brendan and Welcome
I'm with Alex on this topic, what some of the responders may have been forgetting is that the scope is mainly for an 9 year old. Yes, Dad may / will use it too but for a 9 year old a 6" or 8" newt / dob would be too much to handle, so that Dad ( or Mum ) would be constantly being asked to set it up and may not always be around at the time.
The 5" Table Top scope would be fine for the 1st time user and if over the years the interest is still there and the child has grown a bit bigger and stronger, then would be the time to move up to a larger telescope.
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