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I would consider if you intend getting into Astro photography later on. If you do then check that the mount you are considering has a guide port. I have been adviced that the EQ 6 pro mount would be the better long term option. The mount is what you want to carefully choose as you are likely to be stuck with it and it will be the limiting factor into the future. If you get into photography you will probably want to get a guide scope. Bintel sell a good package made by Orion.
Others more qualified might talk about the choice of a RC scope as these are generally designed for photography rather than visual, althought I don't understand myself why they wouldn't be suitable. Visual scopes don't always made good photo scopes but photo scopes should be ok for visual.
You will generally get some pretty ordinary quality eye pieces with the scope which you will want to replace. If it is possible for you to look at other people's setup in your area then I suggest you do that as eye pieces can get very expensive. The scope you are looking at is fairly long focal length so you would want to decide what you are wanting to look at and then assess if you want a focal reducer or a Barlow. For some of the larger brighter nebulas such as Orion you may want a reducer whereas for planets you would want a Barlow.
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