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Welcome William,
BinTel are re-badged GSO - there is absolutely nothing wrong with them and very well regarded as first, second or third telescopes. As Eric said, best dollar vs. aperture. You will have no issue with them - easy to use, perfectly good optics. Go for at least an 8" Dobsonian, but if you can stretch to a 10" even better. I have have 2 BinTel Dobs, 2 other scopes using BinTel/GSO mirrors. I know many people who use their BinTel Dob tube on an equatorial mount for imaging.
Remember the best scope for you is the one you use the most.
Regards,
Stephen
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