I have not run an MS241C-M, but have read some good things about them and I know the guy that went to great lengths to buy the last new on shelf one here in NZ. 
But for my money, in smaller wood, with a nice sharp chisel chain- the old school ones take a bit of beating.
But for my money, in smaller wood, with a nice sharp chisel chain- the old school ones take a bit of beating.