Thanks for the feedback all. The consensus seems to be that these telescopes would be a good choice for what I want them for, provided I'm prepared to put a little effort into reducing tripod wobble.
Regarding the choice between the two, as Dunk points out and as I've also heard from Andrews Communications both of these packages are made by Synta Suzhou. They're not just similar telescopes, they're basically the same telescope just with different branding. The only differences seem to be the finder (red spot vs finderscope), the colour schemes and the mount firmware (is there much difference there?).
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