Yes, they are big and heavy. Although they are transportable, in pieces, putting it back together on your own is problematic, unless you have a couple of extra arms.
It is hard to hold everything in place when putting the secondary mirror section onto the truss. I found this out recently when I had to take it off in order to fit a light shroud. I did manage it, but it was difficult.
Also, in its stock form, I don't think that it is as easily to track with, as it flops about a small amount in the rocker arm, however, I got around this problem by by adding the JMI Trak-N-Train, making it much smoother. But, that then introduced another problem, balance, and with the addition of three sets of ADM balance weights that problem was also solved. Please note that I am using large and heavy Televue 2" eyepieces. A point about collimation should be mentioned here too. Because of a push pull knob system, it sucked collimating it until I added the ADM collimation screw and replacement spring set, now it just so easy to collimate it.
Next problem to solve was moving it in and out of my shed on my own. Previously, I moved out the rocker box and then lifted the telescope onto the rocker box, and visa versa. This meant it actually didn't get used a lot, as I have back problems and most of the time just couldn't lift it on my own. However, I solved the issue by adding three lockable roller wheels onto the base. The wheels I chose were industrial grade, low profile, made of a hard and wider solid rubber, NOT the type you get at Bunnings. I got these from a specialist supplier. They weren't cheap, at $80 each, but they are really good, strong with a solid lock system. Much cheaper ones are available, but they are just not as good, and I wanted to ensure they worked well, which they did and now all I have to do is wheel it out, take of the Telegizmo 365 scope cover and stick the eyepiece in.
Don't let this put you off it, just realise that you may have to modify to get the most out of it. After spending the money on modifications, it is still a cheap light bucket, just much better than the factory version. But, even though it is considered transportable, I would go for something smaller, if you are going to do that a lot, either that or get a trailer
My conclusion, having persevered with and resolved its quirks, and with the addition of a Stellarvue 8x50 right angle viewfinder and a laser, I now thoroughly enjoy having a light bucket. It is great for chasing down fuzzies.
Cheers Pete