Pros: Great price, works as advertised, computer points out everything worth looking at.

Cons: Noisy drive motors

The Bottom Line: Buy this telescope! Price is right, Meade is a very reputable company, and for a first telescope, it has all the bells and whistles.

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Pros: Great price for 114 mm.

Cons: Poor quality images.

The Bottom Line: Quite a few users have problems similar to the ones I've had. I returned mine and got a Celetron Nexstar 4GT.

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Pros: Compact

Cons: Autostar quirky, focuser flimsy, hard to collimate

The Bottom Line: The combination of small aperture, difficult collimation, and complicated, unreliable Autostar make this a scope to avoid. Seriously consider a 6-8" dobsonian reflector instead.

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