Sky-Watcher 130 vs 130M

[golden oriole]

I'm looking into getting a new telescope, as I've currently just got a cheap little kids Dobsonian. I stumbled across the Sky-Watcher 130M on FLO, and realised it's a motorised version of the 130, in order to automatically track tagets. I was wondering if it it's worth the extra £60 or if I should just get the 130.

[golden oriole]

And on the subject, is it a good telescope to buy or is there a better one for the same (or less) money?

[whole wadi]

It's a really old mount, I don't think it's worth the price

[golden oriole]

Thanks! Is it a decent telescope?

Also, do you know if the mount has to be plugged it at all times or not?

[golden oriole]

And when you say it's old, what difference does that make?

[whole wadi]

These motor kits usually have a battery pack for power

[whole wadi]

It's an eq2 so it's reaaly old, talk to anyone who had one and they'll tell you that it's wobbly and a pain to use

As for the telescope, if you're only planning on doing visual I woukd go for a dobsonian

[golden oriole]

Visual and photography

[whole wadi]

Just planets or deep space too? For planetary you can do untracked with a dob, for deep space you need a higher budget

[golden oriole]

Both

Probably mainly deep space