I have had Stihl, Husky, Red and grey Homelites and Mac. and a couple of others that didnt stay around. I spent more on Husky and Stihl for annual repairs than I paid for my Poulan. That is the measure for me its not as fast and you dont join a club but year after year I use it and spent nothing on it. If it breaks get a new one. I have 2 one is the $130 model and the larger is the $170 model. They work well when they die I get a new one. When I used Stihl the saw shop guy got the same money every year to keep the saw working correctly. Now I sell the used Poulan saw on ebay and use the new one the new tension adjustments are worth the trade. Poulan does run as fast and is not as good as the others but dollar for dollar its a better saw. I do miss the stihl saw suckers club.