hi ken, I have a headache now
in about a month (or when ever my bonus goes thru) i'll be up for a new mount too, but for my 8" newt. I am most likely going to get a heq5 from andrews @ $899 (plus rings of course). seems the cheapest and most stable way out for me but then my scope is heavier than an ed80... i too would love goto (which they sell for $1699) but that completely blows my budget

having stable tracking is more important to me than goto tho so thats how i made my choice. If the cg5gt ( at $1249) was just as stable i'd go that but it is not, or so i am lead to believe.
of course none of this helps you... or does it? whats important to you? maybe that will help you make your decision?