DeWalt 60V Max 14" Top Handle Chainsaw vs Husqvarna 535i XP
Tinted cells mark the better figure on that row alone: more engine, longer bar, lighter, cheaper. A lighter weight is only a win on the same basis.
What owners like and complain about
DeWalt 60V Max 14" Top Handle Chainsaw
- 23 m/s chain speed on a .325" low-profile chain, quick by top-handle standards
- DeWalt's claim is an 11-inch log up to 35% faster than a 35cc gas saw
- Bare tool around $479 against roughly $830 for the two-battery kit — the sensible buy if you own FlexVolt packs
- Runs the same 60V packs as DeWalt's bigger saws and the FlexVolt jobsite tools
- 11.4 lb before the battery goes on — the heaviest 14" top handle in this group by a wide margin
- No battery or charger in this SKU; a FlexVolt pack is a significant additional cost
- 3-year limited warranty against Milwaukee's five on the competing M18 top handle
- Top-handle geometry plus real weight is a demanding combination at height; this is a trained-user tool
- Narrow-kerf .043" chain dulls quickly in storm wood and grit
Husqvarna 535i XP
- 5.29 lb bare — lighter than many top-handle saws, let alone rear-handles
- Narrow-kerf .325 mini / .043 X-Cut chain cuts small wood fast with little power
- Quiet and emission-free, which is what gets a saw allowed indoors or on occupied sites
- Shares BLi-X packs with Husqvarna's professional trimmers, blowers and pole saws
- Inertia-activated chain brake and pro-grade build at a sub-$500 tool-only price
- $490 is tool-only; a pack and charger push the real cost well past $800
- 14-inch maximum bar and 1.9 hp — no felling, no firewood
- .043 chain stock is pricier and harder to find than .050