As in other threads, the EQ6 payload is at least 20kg.............no less.
It has been proven to take 25kg without any significant difficulties.
The Ioptron will top the $2,000, or even $3,000 range after all the middle men have finished screwing around with it's price.
Keep in mind the price of a new EQ6PRO at about a year or two ago.
The EQ6 can be had for as little as $1599 at the moment, so why bother?
It's also made in the same factory as the EQ6................by a sub section of the same manufacturing company(Skywatcher....again
)apparently
