I recently bought an as-new Jonsered 2159 which is the twin sister to the Husky 359. The 357 is a slightly more highly strung version of these two and revs a little harder. The power is higher too.
I've cut about 6m3 of forest hardwood for my Ma in the last 5 weeeks and it's been brilliant. The size and weight are both comfortable and as an all rounder I'd not hesitate with the 357. Oodles of grunt for anything up to 500mm diameter stuff. It will cut bigger, but you just have to be more patient.
The great thing with all the models above is that they are built to continuous use standards. Servicing is easy, and parts availability is very good. I bought mine as a lifetime proposition because all the engine casings are alloy, not plastic, and nearly all the screws holding the external casings are machine screws rather than wood screws in plastic. The issue with many current model saws, especially the Stihl intermediate models is that there are plenty of nut-serts in plastic that will never last as well as the models they replaced.
