Echo CS-680 vs Echo CS-620PW

Echo CS-680

Echo / Gas

Echo CS-680

60cc class

~$780

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Echo CS-620PW

Echo / Gas

Echo CS-620PW

50cc class

~$770

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The Echo CS-620PW costs about $10 less; the Echo CS-680 sits a class up (60cc class); the Echo CS-680 has more engine (66.8cc); the Echo CS-620PW is lighter at 14.1 lb on the same basis.

SpecEcho CS-680Echo CS-620PW
Approx. price~$780with 20" bar and chain~$770with 20" bar and chain, full-wrap handle
Engine class60cc classby displacement50cc classby displacement
Power typeGasGas
Use caseProfessionalProfessional
Engine66.8 cc59.8 cc
Bar length20 in20 in
Single-pass cutabout 18 inabout 18 in
Bar range20-27 in20-27 in
Chain3/8" pitch / .050" gauge (PowerMatch bar, rim sprocket)3/8" pitch / .050" gauge (PowerMatch bar, rim sprocket)
Weight14.6 lbpowerhead only (dry, without bar and chain)14.1 lbpowerhead only (dry, without bar and chain)
Warranty5-year consumer / 1-year commercial5-year consumer / 1-year commercial

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

Echo CS-680

  • 66.8cc with a low, torquey power delivery owners describe as built like saws used to be
  • Adjustable oiler with a manual override — genuinely useful running long bars in dry hardwood
  • Rim sprocket, aluminium handle with rubber grip and PowerMatch bar are proper pro-grade parts
  • Top-mounted tool-less air filter cover keeps in-field servicing quick
  • Takes bars up to 27 inches, covering real felling work
  • 5-year consumer warranty on a saw in this class
  • Owners who have run both say the lighter CS-620P out-cuts it with anything under a 24-inch bar
  • 14.6 lb powerhead and a slow-revving character make it tiring next to modern 70cc saws
  • Plastic sprocket cover where the cheaper CS-620P gets magnesium
  • An older design that Echo has not refreshed alongside the X Series saws
  • $779.99-$799.99 puts it above the CS-620P with no clear advantage below a 24-inch bar

Echo CS-620PW

  • Full-wrap aluminium handle with rubber grip gives left-side grip positions for felling and low stump cuts
  • Same 59.8cc X Series engine as the CS-620P, with magnesium crankcase and sprocket cover
  • Long-term owners describe it as incredibly reliable, several having replaced Stihl saws with it
  • Pulls a 24-inch bar comfortably and is rated to 27
  • Rim sprocket, decompression valve and G-Force pre-cleaner are all pro-grade standard fit
  • 5-year consumer warranty on a professional felling saw
  • 14.1 lb powerhead — as heavy as many rival 70cc saws, for 59.8cc of displacement
  • $30 and 0.4 lb more than the CS-620P, and worthless to you if you never cut with the saw on its side
  • Wrap handle makes the saw bulkier to stow and to carry through brush
  • Starts at a 20-inch bar — no 16- or 18-inch option, unlike the standard CS-620P
  • Sold through dealers, so there is no retail review aggregate to check
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