Just going off track a LITTLE, the difference in price between FLI and the others is, IMHO worth the extra.
I have had the occasion to compare the FLI ML 8300 to the Atik 383L+ - both the same chip. The FLI was miles ahead in terms of cooling (the FLI was at -30 in around 2 minutes, vs the Atik getting to -16.5 in 3 minutes, never getting to -30 set point) and download times - full frame on the FLI through MaxIM DL5 was approx. 3 seconds. The Atik took close on 12 seconds.
Having said that though, the Atik's are still exceptional value for money IMHO, and build quality is good.
Can't talk about Moravian, as I haven't even held one let alone used one.
I cannot speak highly enough of FLI. I used to love SBIG....until I got an FLI.
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