yup, some people go for refractors cause they "look like a telescope". but for the same price you will get a much larger reflector (on a dobsonian mount) that will show you so much more of the sky.
as rob said i bought a 8 inch (203mm) dob mounted reflector and have since mounted it on an equatorial mount so it will track. using a dob base is easy as its left/right and up/down only... very basic movements and great for hopping around the sky. of course if you can afford more than a 8" then go for it
click the "my website" linkin my signature to see my 8" on an equatorial mount