Any chainsaw / firewood cutting experts on here?

I can tell you what not to buy, a new Husky.
Dad bought one brand new, never even used it was going to return it.
I said my saw is broke so he gave it to me.
I put gas and oil in it, fired right up, let it warm up.
Did not use it for a year.
When I did need it, it fired right up easy, but it only ran for around 2 minutes and the cdi box went out.
Bought a new cdi box, from husky, the next time I used the saw it lasted around an hr and the cdi box went out again.
Bought another cdi box from husky, so far this one has wore quite a few chains out, so hopefully I got a good one this time, but it still leaves you with the thought of not being able to trust the saw at all.