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Are these Mak Cass all from the same origin , China just in different disguises and electronics?
The optical tubes all look the same as Syntas Orions ect ect with flip mirror thingy.
I have had a looky through a 130mm version of these , and they do a pretty good job on the planets .
Have you had a look at the non Go-To units from Synta Orion ect , they would be cheaper with out the Go-TO.
As far as the single arm mount in a small scope I can't see it being a problem as long as the bearing design used is up to the job.
As far as to which brand is better , I personally have had several scopes and accessories in both brands and I have found Meade's QC something less desirable and had a nasty experience with a SC scope , but in saying that it was quite a while back and the QC hopefully has got better.
I am sure some one will have a similar story against Celestron , but then this is what to expect with mass produced scopes. Pay your money a take a chance of getting a good one.
Just a word of advise , if you decide on a Go-To scope of any sort and as you are new to telescopes make sure you get some one experience to help you set it up and to make sure all the functions are working properly while it is under warranty.
Mark
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