Happy I decided to buy the LX90 8", I already ordered it.
As soon as I receive it and play w/it I'll try to give an honest evaluation on the satisfaction level
Some Key points on my decision that MAY help others:
1- Weight. For my next 4 to 5 years it is heavy enough, considering my age
2- Benefits with increasing the size of the telescope. As said before what you going to see on the 10" it is marginally better than the 8".
3- Have used Meade #497 for the last years, it is intuitive to me, and I don't need to concentrate on "what should I do now?"; so I'm happy with 30000 objects
4- I have a lot of 1.25" eyepieces, some good quality ones. I can keep using them
5- I don't have a SLR camera, and if I want a good picture of a sky object I can get a good one from Hubble site.
6- Well, price-wise the LX90 8" fits perfectly on my personal budget.
7- Finally, I live in Tennant Creek, NT and we have Clear and I mean, dark and very clear skies where an 8" will do more than a 10" in Melbourne or Sydney.
Looking forward to receiving the new addition to the family...
THANK YOU ALL, every piece of info here was valuable.
Cheers
Beto Boton