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Bugger - $6,000 is closer to the mark! From my readings the G11 has better gears (so lower perodic error meaning its a much older design but with high quality - only I've heard occassionally if the scope and counter-weights are not balanced well then the motors can burn out?) whereas the CGE has greater weight bearing capability is more set and forget, can be used for serious imaging (but it has higher periodic erro) and some US imagers use it, but if you're serious aiming over the $5,000 and under $9,000 then the Atlux and a Tak NJP probably are by far the best choices.
Go much beyond this and your into the range of the Losmandy Titan, am astro physics 900 or 1200, the mid to begining of the high-end tak's EMM400 or EMM500 or nudging toward a $18,000 Paramount ME.
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