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Exactly, its just a saw. Those that like their 346's should keep them and not buy a 261, simple as that, hell they aren't anyway if truth really be known. Truth be known farther I could care less as well, I got my stable of buyers. All this yaking about weight and handling and blah blah blah from those that haven't even touch it yet is non-sense. Fun but still non-sense just the same. One thing is for certain and this can be taken to the bank. The 261 has alot of improvements over the older 260 and it will sell bigtime. It will outsell anything the rest come up with, be the 346 or its replacement on the way. Thats where my main interest is. I'm with the manufacturer's point of view, they make them for one purpose and one purpose only, to sell.  Finally looking at all the improvements its fair to say the 261 does indeed have enough improvements over the 260 to warrant the extra 1 pound. Those that use the 260 will have no problem accepting the 261 as its replacement. Few on this board realize it but there are more 260's out in the hands of users than any other 50cc saw. Yes the little hot rods beat it up everywhere except where it counts most, at the sales counter, there the 260 won. All those 260 buyers will be happy with the 261 for sure. Stihl did a good job on it, no question about it. The naggin and yaking about it does not matter, it will still sell and sell well, the non-sense of nagging and yaking is good fun I will admit, some of what I've read has had me rolling here, some funny stuff going on for sure,