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Hi,
A 5" scope only indicate the aperture of the scope, but not the type of scope. The price of scope generally depend on:
1) The type of telescope,
2) The aperture of the telescope, and
3) The brand of the telescope.
Normally, Reflector scope got the cheapest per inch, follow by catadioptrics scope then Refractor. This mean that a 5" Reflector is generally cheaper than a 5" catadioptrics (SCT/MCT) and a 5" Refractor is generally the most costly. Of course, brand and scope quality will also affect the price of a scope - A branded and good quality 5" catadioptrics may sometime more costly than a 5" Refractor.
Hope the above information is useful.
A 5" scope only indicate the aperture of the scope, but not the type of scope. The price of scope generally depend on:
1) The type of telescope,
2) The aperture of the telescope, and
3) The brand of the telescope.
Normally, Reflector scope got the cheapest per inch, follow by catadioptrics scope then Refractor. This mean that a 5" Reflector is generally cheaper than a 5" catadioptrics (SCT/MCT) and a 5" Refractor is generally the most costly. Of course, brand and scope quality will also affect the price of a scope - A branded and good quality 5" catadioptrics may sometime more costly than a 5" Refractor.
Hope the above information is useful.
Yang Weixing
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"The universe is composed mainly of hydrogen and ignorance." 
Hi,blurblock wrote:But this 5" means as a reflactor or a reflector, because I noticed reflector seems to be bigger for the same prcie.
There is a 'sticky post' on the different scope types which may help to answer some of your questions:
http://www.singastro.org/viewtopic.php?t=32
Kay Heem