I like the idea of simple quality engines that can be worked on, after all, I am here learning about them purely for enjoyment. I have very little use for saws accept for my business to collect carving wood from fruit orchards once or twice a year. I don’t think there is a better saw than the ms 180 for me it’s about the perfect balance between power to weight ratio, especially when I hike across acres of cherry trees and cut between 4” - 14” of green fresh cherry logs, but I digress!!
The convenience of m-Tronic is obvious, and if you don’t want to be fixing them yourself or tinkering, it’s the obvious way to go. For anyone who likes to maintain and work on their saws and not be reliant on their dealer, modify, replace and fix them, a standard carb is the way to go. I’m not against new technology and am excited by the ms 500i, the biggest possible waste of my money would be to buy one, but I still want to of course!