I owned a cpc1100 and I was really shocked how heavy it was. It was manageable to lift the ota up onto the base but it was not something I enjoyed. I think if I owned the scope long term a buggy would have been a must - that way you could leave it permanently assembled and just wheel it out.
It's mostly the forks from memory that weigh a fair bit - I also used to own just the OTA itself on an equatorial mount and the OTA by itself is quite light.
The optics on it were great though, no complaints at all in that area.
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