ETX 125 vs LX 90

Post by **Airconvent** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:42 am

ariefm71 wrote:Yihan, you might want to consider this:
http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/de ... _id=334645

forget it! I emailed the guy twice and he did not even bother to reply.
at least the others sent back a "sorry, I don't ship out of US" note..

sigh..

ebeyonder · Post by **ebeyonder** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:52 am

If I buy the LX90, have to ship by sea lah, otherwise it'll be very very expensive by air, enough maybe to buy a DSI!

Anyway, I think I will wait it out. There was one seller who just sold his LX90 set with lots of accessories for US$1000. That would have been a good deal. A few of the online retailers are selling the 125 with free LPI at $875 or so. If I sell the LPI, the scope would effectively cost about $750, so a new 125 is always an option

I have a find a scope before I leave!

(PS: Arief, thanks for the link, I'll try emailing the guy and hopefully he replies this time!)

dew · Post by **dew** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:04 pm

If I buy the LX90, have to ship by sea lah, otherwise it'll be very very expensive by air, enough maybe to buy a DSI!

has anyone here experienced shipping literally by ship? as in by sea? cause i was considering it for my own scope before but horror stories on the net just completely convinced me to forget it.

eu-wen

Post by **Lee** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:07 pm

Why not consider your local Meade authorised dealer.
Our price for Export Meade 8" LX90 LNT UHTC
is S$4700 w/o warranty
is S$5300 w/ 12 full warranty.

Delivery ex-stock from KL to prior sales.

ebeyonder · Post by **ebeyonder** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:55 am

Thanks Lee for letting me know. One reason why I want to buy the LX90 here in the US is so that I can get it supercharged by Dr. Clay without incurring high shipping costs if I were to ship it from Singapore (and then back). Having said that, however, if I don't manage to find a good LX90 deal here, I will definitely consider your prices given that they are already in Singapore. Thanks!