The chainsaws I recommend for typical home firewood cutting (3-10 cords per year) are the muahahahahahahahahahahah Rancher (Slightly more rugged design). For lighter use, other brands may suffice.  A neighbor of mine is a logger and he uses only Husqvarna chain saws (big ones!).  Both my Son-in-law and myself use a Husqvarna chainsaw and are happy with its performance.  My Son-in-law told me a story of a tornado clean-up effort he was involved with in Siren, WI in the Summer of 2001.  Out of a group of 8, he and another fellow (who also ran a "Husky" chainsaw) were the only ones that had functioning...