Another brand of just OK equipment that will never go anywhere. It may seem like a new possibility to someone who hasn't taken a look at them before, but they've been here a looooong time, with nothing to show for it. We had them back in the mid 90's. Not really a competitive product, and now a days, at a very un-competitive price. Still have a 644 and 651Pro from back then. Nice saws and the only chassis that I felt was competitive at that time. Much in the same way that the 7900 chassis has been for Dolmar.
From a business perspective, botom line is that if you don't have Husky or Stihl, you're really not in the saw biz. With any other brand, you will get a few sales from loyal customers who simply want to buy a saw from a dealer they trust, but these brands just don't bring anyone in the door. And the reality is that they will never take off, so I would caution against having high expectations for Solo.
Dolmar is in much the same boat, but I think their saws are noticeably better engineered than Solo. I brought them in as a "why not?" in 2006. Sold about 30 saws, but it wasn't really additional business. All I was doing was selling a Dolmar to someone who would have bought a Husky or Jonny anyway, so what was the point? Had them about 3 years and then told the rep I wasn't going to continue since they really weren't selling good enough to tie up the shelf space. Sort of like having a batter in the line up who can't get on base. So he looks at me and says, "Are you promoting them?" I answered "No, not really". He replied, "Well, what do you expect?", thinking he got ME, but not realizing that I was setting HIM up. "Well, I'm not "promoting" Husky either, but I'm selling 400 a year." He had no response for that one.