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Ive owned a G11. It was a great mount. Did everything it was supposed to without any fuss. You will need to take a little time to get used to the Gemini goto system if you go the Losmandy way, but after you get the hang of it you really appreciate its ease of operation and then understand why they did it like this, but believe me, you dont think like that at the start especially if you have used other gotos.
Sorry ... back to the thread. I went the G11 way because the alternatives were way more expensive. I would have really liked to go the NJP or even EM400 way but the $$$$$$ made it too prohibitive. Im positive that owning a TAK mount would be just as pleasurable as owning their telescopes, but I also realize that had I gone the TAK way then I most likely wouldnt have owned a TAK scope.
I have just today taken possession of a Titan50, once again because of the $$$$$$$ involved in going in other well credentialed directions.
This dilemma happens all the time in this game.
So ... having never owned a TAK mount I cant say much about them but their reputation and the voices of others are testimony to their quality.
The G11 however as Ive already suggested, performed fantastically and I seriously recommend it. I used it guided and it worked as advertised so I had no hesitation in going the Losmandy way to the Titan to carry the bigger telescope loads I now require. Of course if money wasnt an issue we would all be equipped with PME's in the observatory, but we all know why that isnt happening.
Good luck and like an early response in the thread suggested ... either way its smiles.
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