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The issue I was addressing was not the optical quality. Rather the mount. For a beginner a Equatorial mount is a poor choice. The fact I could see little with my first scope was nothing to do with the optics or the OTA only the mount. If you must buy a cheapie from DSE et al. at least get one with with an alt az mount. Dobsonions are a type of alt-az mount and are gerally more robust and stable, hence easier to use.
The best advice I can give, and I think most members here will agree, that aperture (not Magnification or Focal length, or what eyepieces come with the scope) is what matters. For MOST beginners a dob as big as you can afford is perfect. Also, don't get hung up on eyepieces, my dob came with 5 and the only 2 I use are the 25mm and 32mm which give the lowest mag. I went and bought a high quality 13mm Nagler for higher power as the standard EPs that came with the scope shorter than 25 were pretty useless.
If you need one quickly, check Andrews comm in Sydney, last I heard they have plenty of stock!
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