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Originally Posted by Wavytone
I had a Vixen SXW about 6 years ago and sold it soon after... I found it too tedious to use, and the software reminded me of a badly designed 1980's video arcade game. Might suit an imager but not a visual observer.
The AZ-EQ6 would be my pick for what it does, but enough issues have been reported that I haven't bought one.
The other aspect has been the really poor weather in Sydney lately combined with a new member of the family means I don't have much time for observing these days.
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SXW is not even in the same leage as the SXD, let alone the SXP. It's like comparing a Skywatcher EQ3 to the SW EQ8.
The SXW just LOOKS similar (seeing it was the first Sphinx, technically the SXP looks like the SXW). In every other respect, there is NO comparison.
The SXD alone was a MAJOR improvement over the SXW, but it too was hampered by the original Starbook. The SXD2 and SXP use the new Starbook TEN, which is not even backwards compatible with the older mounts.