Hi Matt,
From what I have seen on IIS with Meade and Celestron, there isn't any noticeable difference in quality of images produced. Mainly comes down to operator, and how they use their equipment, eg. collimated, quality acessories. The 10" will give you just over 10% brighter image at the same magnification compared to the 9.25". So with the 10" Meade being $700 cheaper to me the answer is obvious.
I have had no experience with the drives on these two scopes and that may be another important issue.
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