The OP didn't say the awning they were getting for the $1300.
Currently popular are the motorized push-button retractable type. It has vertical tracks on the outside of the rig for the scissors to travel and store in.
The previous popular type was the box awning where all poles store up top with the canopy inside an enclosure. When stored there is nothing to see but a box across the top.
Prior to that was the type that has poles against the walls all the time. When stored, the rolled up awning is partially exposed to the elements.
I would think there is a wide price range pending which type they are buying.