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Are you considering importing a scope?
$1600US for the Orion is $2500AU already, and you will pay GST/Customs fees on anything above $1000 IIRC.
Then there is whether US stores may not be allowed by Orion to ship outside the US either..lack of warranty etc
Locally, the Orion (if you can get it) will almost certainly be much more than a LB or Skywatcher dob too. The solid tube 12" Intelliscope is $2300 at Sirius Optics (sells for about $1100 in the US), imagine how much the truss version will be?
IMO the LB or collapsible GSO's etc would be a better way to go; if you're not set on a truss you could probably get a 10 or 12" solid tube and fit an Argo Navis for your ~$2000 or perhaps ~$2500 if you want a 12" truss w/ AN
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