[BadJo0Jo0]

The question probably shouldn't be "is it less expensive" but "is it a better value".

The general sentiment behind these 3d printed telescopes are that you'd generally get better quality and potentially better QoL features at the same cost of buying some commercially available options.

From the Hadley project

>The mission here is to make an attractive alternative to the shoddy, hard to use "hobby-killer" scopes in the $100-200 range.

[muyuu]

Yep, my experience is that cheaper scopes are so shoddy I've regretted giving them away.