Something about the Maksutov that can't be beaten IMHO. The BEST visual views I EVER had of galaxies was through my Skywatcher Mak. I saw more in one night with that scope than I had seen in 20 years.
The only problem with mine was eventually the focuser seemed to become floppier, and I could not find a way to remedy that.
Be interested also to know if other SW Maks have the "issue" mine had - they wrote on the meniscus during assembly with a chinagraph/grease pen, then erased it. I could still read the assembly number 253 when it either fogged up or I blew on it
Check yours Morton