My Stihl is my least favorite saw. It's a consumer grade saw and my list of dislikes are longer. And they're all related to things Stihl did to make the saw "easier" to use. The caps, the "easy" chain tensioner, the "easy" start. I bought it because the Homelite was too big and heavy and I wanted something smaller and lighter. Should have sprung for a higher grade saw. Mea culpa.Great I hear a lot of good things about the Echo. I have owned a few small homelite saws.The first saw I bought was a homelite I cut alot of wood with it . I have never owned the husqvarna but I am thinking about purchasing a popular one that everyone likes . I have stihl saws love the saws but hate the fuel and oil caps