Hi Guys! And Gals!
My opinion on this has nothing to do with Astronomy. It is simple experience. I am allowed to buy a bargain as long as I can prove it is something I really want that would cost me a lot more elsewhere. If it is the same type of equipment, will it do the same job as a more expensive make? Will it last as long as the more expensive brand? Will I be as happy with that than the more expensive brand?
Seem simple enough questions, but if you answer them honestly, is what you are going to buy really a bargain?
If I answer no to any of them, I have to buy the more expensive option, even if it takes me longer to get it.
Well, they are the rules I live by, and SWMBO makes me stick to it! And to be perfectly honest, she ain't wrong!!
Ken