All things being equal??

[poider (Peter)]

So all things being equal, and by that I mean if i had the money to buy a 10 inch newtonian reflector with an equatorial mount with motor and dual speed focuser what would be the better brand?
Celestron
Sky Waycher
Saxon
Bintel
Bushnell
Orion
Meade

Peter

[silv (Annette)]

SW (just so you get 1 answer *shrugs*)
Orion - all things being equal and stuff...

[Tropo-Bob (Bob)]

I would consider all, except Bushnell.

[Shiraz (Ray)]

the optics are discussed in this thread - which also includes GSO
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/a.../t-128788.html

for the mount, depends on what you want to do. If imaging, get the strongest you can afford.

[glend (Glen)]

BTW, Bintel is a branded GSO scope, just so you know. Avoid Bushnell, it could be a rebranded anything, although it is a name used by Tasco, the Skywatcher distributor.

[Andrew_S (Andrew)]

Meade also use some of the GSO optics. SkyWatcher, Orion and Saxon are made in different factories but by the same manufacturer. The SkyWatcher has a 5 year warranty, not sure what the others have.