Did you try doing a search here on IIS.
This has been discussed numerous times.
For example here is a recent discussion:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...kywatcher+goto
I previously had a 12" Skywatcher (collapsible) GoTo.
It was pretty good, with accurate levelling and careful alignment making the goto better.
FYI I found the goto and tracking even better for DSO's than planets.
But I found the weight a bit much and swapped to a 10 SW Dob currently with the argo navis system which is Aussie and although still "push to" and not tracking, I find a better solution for me.
Also note you can't generally use an alt/az mount (like the SW goto) for long exposure photography due to image rotation. The EQ mount does not suffer from image rotation. (as I understand it)
Good luck with your progression.
Feel free to ask more (specific) questions
cheers