The 441 is like owning a new MonteSS with all the bells and whistles. Runs awesome, smooth, better gas mileage, and harder to work on.
The 044/440 is like having an 86 MonteSS with a built 350 that shakes a little more, runs damn near the same ET's as a new one, and when ya open the hood, you can work on it.
I love both of these saws, I owned both. My vote goes for the 044/440. It is a legendary saw, and I am damn sad to see it go the way of the Dodo bird.