Hi Rob
Welcome to IIS
Regarding your choice of telescope. What has been previously said is correct - the bigger the aperture, the better.
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What i want to do with it, is, well gaze upwards, see the rings of Saturn, some detail of Mars, and Jupiter, and see some other galaxy's. Simialrly i want to be able to take pics from it, (although may need a new camera for that...)
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A fairly wide range of targets, and one that your proposed choice of telescope (5") will allow you to see, but not see as well as with a larger aperture.
If you are patient and prepared to star hop using charts to find objects, then a non-goto, larger reflector would be ideal.
However, if you lack this patience, then a goto / push-pull mount would be the choice for you - this is the more expensive option.
Photography - a motorised equatorial mount capable of accurate tracking is vital and also expensive - not to mention the cost of the other accessories.
Importing from os - as Matt writes, dealers in other countries are not allowed to export by the manufacturer - can be got around using services such as
http://www.usa2me.com/site/default.aspx .
Alex's advice is good - find a local astronomical society and attend one of their observing nights - explain your decision about buying a new telescope and have a look through their telescopes before deciding on what you want. For existing owners, I took my wife to an observing night - she had a look through larger telescopes and told me I had to get a bigger telescope - no argument - I did.
Best of luck with you decision
cheers