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Originally Posted by rmcconachy
The optics will be the same since GSO supply the optics for both scopes  |
I think a safer way to say this is:
In the past GSO has been a supplier of optics to both their own scopes and also some other third parties including Meade.
I know I may be splitting hairs here (and my apologies for that) but I'm not sure you should say that they are the same...while I do believe that they are from the same supplier I don't think we can know with certainity that they (GSO and Meade) use the same specifications for Quality Control (although I would expect it to be similar if not the same).
I know many people (not a random sample), including myself that have been pleased with their GSO originated optics as used in the GSO House Brand and the brands of others.
I don't have a comment on the mechanical differences. I am aware that there are satisfied customers using both kinds of scopes.