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Originally Posted by marki

And here I was thinking my Meade's were special as they have never faltered in 5 years of use

As I'm in the process of acquiring a Meade, I may be about to add my own sorry tale to the pile.

From reading reports and comments, I gather that Meade has concentrated on quality control in the last few years ... well, at least in the LX200 and ETX lines. However, I don't have enough info to tell whether the overall product quality is measurably better.

If yours are good, then hang on to them!