I hadn't checked Andrews, Geoff, but I have been mostly doing searches for Orion. I had kinda had my heart set, after coming to believe the quality of their optics are fantastic for the price... I cant really find a comparable 8-10" dob in my budget $600 max.
As I stated in my aforementioned post, I have found a place in Indonesia who will supposedly sell me an XT10 Intelliscope for US$345. Whereas in Oz, best I can find is an XT8 Classic for $500'ish... an XT10 Intelliscope over here would cost upwards of a grand, I should think...
It has been suggested to me that I should look at Guan Sheng, which I will do...
Thanks for your help
-JB