OK, now that our friendly Dob fraternity have had their chance to convert you
They are just concerned for your soul, so be understanding.
I have the Orion ED80 and I find it a great little scope. It's very versatile in that I like using it for visual plus for it's price it's optical quality is outstanding for photography. I use both the ED80 and a Bintel 12" dob in my begginer astronomy classes and I find they both have their +ves and -ves. So knowing that at this time you are not after a Dob then the Orion ED80 is a great little scope.
I understand that many of the other "Brandname" extralow dispersion 80mm scopes come from the same factory, but I haven't actually looked through them so I'll reserve comment.