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Old 26-01-2011, 12:29 PM
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wasyoungonce (Brendan)
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The Orion SkyQuest 8" XT8g cost is $849 USD. Shipping would be around $450 USD (guesstimate)...a total of around $1300 Aust minimum. Looks a nice scope, especially the controller. But optically, probably no better than GSO or Skywatcher scopes.

Orion is a odd company, they sell many many differing brands and also sell re-badged scopes ..mostly probably GSO.

You can use freight forwarding companies like PriceUSA to get one shipped here, but this will add to the costs, I suspect lets say another $150 bringing it all to $1450 Aust.

At that price some of the local dealers (and here, although not Orion) are looking good.

I wouldn't buy from Indonesia!

edit:
Orion 8" Xtg scopes here from Sirius Optics for $1125.
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