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I broke the brand new 550XP in tonight, what a blast!! The little bugger cuts like crazy, and the 18" bar is the perfect siz and balance for the saw's size. It is a 2013 model with the new flip caps(I like em'), and latest software updates. It was really cool listening to the saw dial itself in. I found a 16" cedar to cut into that was left from logging. The first few cookies I cut you could here it was running really rich, quite a bit of smoke and low rpm in the cut. After I got to the fourth of fifth cut you could here it tune itself right in, just ripping through that cedar tree!! I definitely made the right choice for my smaller saw, and thanks to the guys who helped me here. I likely would have got the 20" bar without the advice I received here. The saw is perfectly balanced with the 18" bar, and I can't believe how fast this saw cuts for it's small size!!