NTU, You asked for feedback and I assume you wanted honest replies so I'll give you mine. I read this whole tread top to bottom just now and have a few observations.
First it looks like you guys took all the feedback given here and pretty much tossed it out the window and built the saw you were gonna build anyway.
Still has the small odd size bar nuts.
Still has the saw chip and debris funnel fuel and oil caps, that are still tucked in so you can't get your fingers on them.
What I saw when I read the thread was folks saying they wanted light weight power. At 1.6 hp and 9.1 lbs I think you kinda missed the mark a bit. If you want to put out a serious contender you either have to be better than the competition or at a minimum equal at a cheaper price. At the 300.00 price point you have the MS192T at 1.7 HP and 7 lbs even. Why would someone seek out the Tanaka??? In the real world the MS200T's is the saw to beat...... that's what your shooting for. Why put out another overweight underpowered offering?????
If you guys could make a saw equal to the MS200T at a better price or one better than the MS200T for the same or even close to the same money you will make a killing, people will seek out your product and buy it.
No offence meant but it looks like Echo has some more competition.... but then again I can pretty much pick up an Echo on my way to get bread and milk. I'm not sure where I could pick up a Tanaka even if I wanted to.
You have to do better than that.You can't take the world by storm by pi$$ing in the wind and hoping it turns into something.
Sorry but you did ask.