How old are your Snapon tools? I would agree Snapon from 10 years ago is going to be better than Matco, but if the OP is buying new then things might have changed. But again, I dont know what tool Snapon has sent overseas.
EDIT: Should have read the post firstHere is a better post: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=172660