Given that this 6" mak is my new travel scope, what do you think I voted
As has just been noted, a Mak is like a short tubed long tube refractor! But don't expect to get Aperture fever with one that's all.
This new Skywatcher Black Diamond job of mine has already given the best 6" views I have ever seen, so I am mighty impressed. It will allow me to do some reasonable research on the road so I am happy.
If you are after an all rounder - get an SCT. Everything is a bit compromised, but I still contend that an LX90 8" is the best 'one stop' telescope ever produced.