from what I understand the WO ZS80II and the Orion EON80 are very similar.. the Orion is in fact a clone of the ZS80. That in mind I dare say they would be much the same optically, the ZS80 perhaps has a nicer focuser, but thats purely speculation as I have no basis to my comment..
I got the M90 from Telescopes-astronomy.com.au . Andrews sells them also for the same price.
Keep in mind when you look at the price, the OTA doesnt come with rings, and they are $143 for the WO 90mm rings..
The Megrez 88 might make it into your price range at $1099..
The William Optics scopes fit and finish is better than anything else I've ever used... although I've never used a Takahashi, or other extreme high end telescopes, Its a very very nice unit...
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