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I had an MX and now I have a MEII. For a remote setup I'd take the suggestion by Greg and look for a good used ME. There is tons more room to run cables, you don't have a weight issue to deal with in carrying the scopes (not that you do with the MX+, but now you have a greater margin!) and perhaps most importantly you have a non-USB interface (serial) from the mount to your computer (which is remote). The serial is far more robust and remotely it solves a lot of issues I've read about (such as having a 2nd way to remotely access the mount in case of loss of communication). One of the largest complaints on the SB forum is the lack of serial on the MX+ and MEII for remote users. I'm not remote myself but the problems for unattended remote use are daunting, especially if there is nobody to assist with the zillions of issues that will arise. At the very least I think you need to completely try to go "remote" in your backyard for 6 months to get some sort of feeling as to the issues. If you have not tried this you are in for a heck of a ride!!
Good luck!
Peter
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