davefr said:There's no way I'd pay extra for a MS210 over the MS180 because the MS180 is a better saw IMHO!!!
My 81 year-old grandmother would disagree with you. Last year she wanted a saw so first I got her one of the electric Stihls (I was working at a Stihl dealership as a technician at the time). Well the electric saw had too much torque and would almost twist itself out of her hands. So then we tried the EZ-2-Start MS-180, but that didn't quite have enough power for her. So we upgraded to the EZ-2-Start MS-210, and she think it's perfect. She's 81 and this is the first new chainsaw she's ever had. She's had dozens of used hand-me-down saws, including a Husky 380 that she was cutting with in the 70's.