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The 8" SCT is better suited to the LXD75 mount as Alchemy mentioned. You should look on the SCT as dual purpose scope. The 8" is pretty good for DSO's and excellent for planetary work. If you plan to image DSO's then a focal reducer/corrector is a must.
The SN10 is designed as a rich-field scope that delivers gob-smacking views on DSO's. It would make a better DSO imaging scope than the SCT, maybe not so good for planets. You would need a 4x barlow or similar to get decent image scale methinks. I have an SN10 but have not done any planetary observing with it (and don't plan to).
IMO Meade's SCT's are better made than the SN's. The optics are on par but the mechanical assemblies are superior in the SCT, as is the fit & finish.
If your goal is DSO work, go the SN. If you have the opportunity, have a good look at (and through) both scopes before you decide.
Mark
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