I just got me a DeWalt 20v chainsaw. All you electric and battery powered chainsaw haters, holster your flame throwers. I do own 3 Stihls. I am NOT saying that this is the best chainsaw to hit the market, BUT............
You could use it indoors in your shop. It wont spew any more chips than your lathe does.
It does have some incredible power, coming from a battery. Will it compete with a gas saw? Probably not. Well, NO. But, consider, IF you already own DeWalt 20v tools already, you will always have a charged battery available. Stick a battery in and pull the trigger....... It cuts fast. I used it to knock corners off and trim up 5 blanks. Used 1 bar of the battery.
It's pretty quiet, and you could use it in your shop. I'm sorry, studio.
It's brushless. It works in the rain. And it was raining.....
You could use it indoors since it runs on a battery. No fumes and no cord.
It sure beats filling the Stihl with gas, starting it up, and since I'm anal on my gas saws, I have to think, how much will I cut? Do I fill the tank, or put just enough, and hope I don't have to drain the rest out. Too much gas or not enough....... But, I am NOT going to grab this saw if I need to cut a lot of wood.
I think its a worthy consideration IF, and only if, you already have a good gas saw. If you don't already have a gas saw, try looking at the DeWalt 60v saw..... Ooops, another can of worms....