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If you are seriously thinking about a 130 size AP or Tak then you should also at least consider the the TV-127is.
IMHO there is a distinct difference in the quality of refractors which does justify the big price differences - otherwise we would all be buying the same scope variously rebadged and repainted as either WO/Astrotech/Orion and Tak, TV and AP etc woud all be out of business tomorrow.
Ironically, I had a M110 also some time ago and one of my most poignant astronomy experiences was looking through it alongside a humble TV Ranger. I still have the Ranger but I sold the WO long ago.
The moral of the story is that you do get what you pay for and essentially if you are spending big dollars on a genuinely hand-made quality refractor like a Tak, TV, AP etc with very high QC you wont be disappointed with any of them.
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