Chainsaw Repair

We have to be careful with numbers.  The ECHO claims 58 volts - more than the Ego's 56 volts, or just measured differently?  The 40 volt and 36 volt batteries are reportedly 'the same'.  Bottom line has to be what they do with those volts and amps - how they actually work in the wood: speed, torque, battery life, etc.  Hard to know without side-by-side tests. 

Everyone seems to agree that brushless motors are better, all things equal.  Brushless STIHL better than brushed STIHL.  Brushless Oregon better than brushed Oregon. Etc.

HD did not have the Ego one to compare against the ECHO -  maybe on purpose? I heard that they might be available in more markets, outside of HD, down the road.

The concern I would have would be support later on.  Some people might be happy with a $300 - $400 tool that lasts the life of the battery.  My expectation is that some of these tools will be around longer, and supported longer, than some others.  Maybe stores like Batteries Plus will be able to rebuild these Li-Ion batteries if NLA from manufacturers in a few years?  Hard to know.

Philbert