Skywatcher heritage 130p or Zhumell z130?

[sweet hearth]

Very similar but I would say go with the skywatcher

[daring oriole]

Yeah I think the skywatcher is more well known, but Zhumell is also a good brand

I’d say go with whatever’s cheaper

[hallow lynx]

Zhumell looks like it has a better focuser. It’s a solid tube, so no stray light entering the system like the SW. But it’s also going to be bigger and heavier than the SW.

[dawn folio]

Zhumell Z130 has a Rack and Pinion focuser vs the Heritage 130p's Helical focuser, many people prefer the R&P. The Zhumell has a solid tube, the Heritage 130p has a truss-tube. The Zhumell has tube rings and the 130p does not, if you ever plan on moving the telescope to an EQ mount for Astrophotography (which i did), the tube rings will be very useful being able to rotate the tube. I think you can buy tube rings for the 130p if you go with that one though. the Zhumell is slightly heavier than the 130p, but really not by much. I am personally easily able to carry it in and outside of my house for quick viewing. If you need to save space the 130p can collapse to become smaller because it's a truss tube, the Zhumell cannot do that. The truss can also be used to reach infinity focus with DSLR's, by moving the truss tube up/down, the Zhumell may struggle to reach focus using a DSLR, although there are solutions such as a barlow lens or different focuser, or raising the mirror which I won't go into too much detail on. So those are the advantages of the truss, what about solid tube?
The solid tube of the Zhumell doesn't have stray light issues. It also protects the secondary mirror from dew and frost. These are issues that the 130p has. Many owners of the 130p will build a DIY shroud to fix these issues, although I am not sure how effective it is. I would believe the Zhumell's solid tube can support more weight for heavier focusers, or a guide scope(for Astrophotography). Not that the 130p's truss tube is unstable. It's surprisingly strong but not quite as strong as a solid tube. So you should know now the designs of the tubes have their pros and cons. Now, another important difference is collimation. The 130p has thumb screws for collimation and the Zhumell needs an alan key, actually two. 2mm and 2.5mm. Collimating the 130p is easier, but you can get thumb screws for the Zhumell if it's something that bothers you (I don't mind too much) so those are the major differences