The best advise is from someone who has learned the hard way
The first saw I bought was a Husquvarna cost around 200
traded that one in a few years later for a Shihl for saw + 100 bucks
a few years later traded that saw and 100 bucks for a MS250 I had that saw for 4 years and traded it off and 300 bucks for a MS 260Pro
Moral I paid 700 bucks for a saw I could have just went a bought for 500 bucks.
Bite the bullet now and get the 260 pro It is the best saw I have used and after you spend the money on a great saw you will never think about what it cost again.
My $0.02
The first saw I bought was a Husquvarna cost around 200
traded that one in a few years later for a Shihl for saw + 100 bucks
a few years later traded that saw and 100 bucks for a MS250 I had that saw for 4 years and traded it off and 300 bucks for a MS 260Pro
Moral I paid 700 bucks for a saw I could have just went a bought for 500 bucks.
Bite the bullet now and get the 260 pro It is the best saw I have used and after you spend the money on a great saw you will never think about what it cost again.
My $0.02