Dweller is right on his description of the differences between the SL1200 variant.
SL1200GAE and SL1200GEG are the same turntable, the GAE was the limited edition version. The SL1200GR (silver)/SL1210GR (black) are the lighter version with a cheaper "coreless" motor, no magnesium tonearm, lighter 2 material platter vs. heavier 3 material platter, etc...
SL1200GAE and SL1200GEG are the same turntable, the GAE was the limited edition version. The SL1200GR (silver)/SL1210GR (black) are the lighter version with a cheaper "coreless" motor, no magnesium tonearm, lighter 2 material platter vs. heavier 3 material platter, etc...