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The obvious comment to make is that there is no perfect scope, if there was that would be what everyone would use. And human nature being what it is, once people make a decision on a scope type, they will tend to defend that decision, often ferociously!!
So the task is to make a decision based upon what you want to achieve, what your budget is and your future ambitions.
Dobs are popular because they represent the best way to get lots of aperture at a lower outlay of $$$. The tracking dobs I have seen when setup properly track very well. As Jennifer has stated a go to SCT is compact and very capable at tracking but involves more dollars per inch.
EQ mounted scopes tend not to have the big apertures but can both track and take care of field rotation, but can be daunting for beginners to setup and basic ones without go to are not as instinctive to use as an alt az mounted scope.
Beginners often get confused over whether simply tracking is sufficient for imaging use, so if you intend going into imaging, you may find that a tracking alt az acope (motorised dob or fork mounted SCT for example) is limited for that purpose and an EQ mounted scope is a better option.
As far as dobs go and the movemnt of objects in the field is concerned, I have used dobs for years now and to me it is not really a hassle. A well built dob is easy to move and the view settled down very quickly.
Malcolm
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