I've had both. I did something REALLY stupid which caused the destruction of my Honda (a rather embarrassing story I won't get into here) and wound up replacing it with the Yahama. They are functionally pretty much identical and both are great little units. Both usually start with a single pull. Both generate the same power and noise. The Yamaha has a fuel gauge, but that's about the only difference. I'd go with which ever you can get a better price on.