Contributions are welcome of course.
After living with an ETX-90EC for two months, I want to attempt to resolve the seeming contradiction and help prospective ETX buyers. The finder shipped with the ETX-90's, for example, is difficult to use once the telescope is elevated much past the horizontal. Hand focusing the scope will make images dance around just when they should be standing still. The Autostar controller with its Go-To ability is not included in the base price of the telescope. Even a tripod is an extra item.