Hi Christopher
, im about 4 weeks ahead of you in terms of getting into this great hobby and i also started out with an eq mount and i did find it kinda frustrating trying to move around the sky quickly,especially when i didnt know where much was to look at.
if i could do my first purchase over again i would go straight for a dobsonian first as it really allows you to see so much in a small time and ive got more enjoyment in my first night with my new scope as i did with weeks with my little eq mount scope.
good luck!
edit: Iceman seems to have summed everything up rather well,as usual
