DJ N, To answer your question I am very happy with my skywatcher. If the one your looking at has the stainless steel tripod it would be better than my unit (mine has an aluminium tripod). There is a review on the skywatcher at
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.p...41,281,0,0,1,0 Unlike a Dob you can take the entire unit out in one go with out too much drama and you will love the high contrast views
Cheers, Micko