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The 8" GoTo scopes you're considering are easy to find second hand since many owners upgrade to larger sizes; they also devalue substantially from the new price. You could search the archives to see what they've been selling for and place a wanted ad.
The 8SE is the lightest and most portable but a little shaky; the LX90 is more stable but the tube and forks weigh about 30 pounds; the CPC is heavier than the LX90. These scopes are all much more convenient for visual use (easy to set up and use) than an equatorial mounted scope, while the equatorial is more complex and better suited to imaging.
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