No contest - Stihl 290
Yeah, I know this thread is two years old, but I just found this place tonight.
I pieced my 290 together from three scrapped ones five years ago, and I've cut well over a hundred cord of firewood since then. The only thing I've ever had to replace - other than the occasional bar, chain, and sprocket - was the fuel line this summer. There's only one Husky I've ever used that even comes close to how my Stihl runs, and that Husky was a behemoth with a 36" bar. For being that much bigger than my Stihl, it should have cut circles around it - but it didn't.
For a small non-pro grade saw, my 290 is a serious workhorse. The only saw I've used that I'd rather own was the Stihl 460 Magnum.