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Chris - the Bintel is made by GSO and the Saxon is by Skywatcher.
For $100 more than the Saxon you can get the Skywatcher Flex -tube 12" ( from Andrews ) which has a collapsible tube so should be more portable . From memory the 12" Skywatcher solid tube is particularly heavy to lift . Other than that for that kind of outlay they are all very good bang for buck.
I would thoroughly recommend seeing one in the flesh and have a go at moving it around. A 10" F5 may be more useful if you are tempted to use it a lot more having greater portability .
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