Achieving a middle ground between portability and price, the Sky-Watcher 12” FlexTube Dobsonian is a good choice for those interested in a large and capable telescope without a premium price tag.
Reflectors
10” Collapsible is a great scope with a slightly more compact form factor.
The Orion SkyLine 6” is one of the best 6” Dobsonians out there and provides good value for the price and high-quality optics and components.
The Orion SkyLine 6” is one of the best 6” Dobsonians out there and provides good value for the price and high-quality optics and components.
The BL135 isn’t completely useless, and certainly functions okay.
Celestron’s StarSense Explorer 10” Dobsonian is the larger of the two StarSense Explorer Dobs, and the better deal of the two.
Celestron’s StarSense Explorer 8” Dobsonian is the latest entrant in the crowded market of beginner Dobsonian telescopes, offering a relatively basic set of features but with the aid of Celestron’s newest software technology to use your smartphone as a pointing device.
Zhumell Z12/Apertura AD12 is a bit too much in every way, in a good way.
SkyWatcher 10″ is optical perfection. Its accessories? Not so much.
Orion XT10 provides spectacular images by gathering a ridiculous amount of light, but its doesn’t feel well-though-out.