Meade ETX-125 toy or real scope

I am looking at the Meade ETX-125 and need some opinions.
Is this a real scope or a toy? Concerned mostly
with the optical performance.
Thanks

The optics of the ETX-125 are typically quite good. I have a Wegat modified ETX-125 and the optics are great. The problem with the stock ETX-125 is the mostly plastic mounting and plastic gears. It works but it is not very robust. If you are only doing visual it may work OK for you but there is no path to photography or much else unless you remove the OTA and put it on a real mount.

My 2 cents worth (o;

John
CCD-Freak

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