Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I am a former Machinist, so it’s pretty easy for me to distinguish a good product from a shoddy one; especially if it’s made out of metal. So there’s that, and my deep well impact set is made by MAC Tools, so I am accustomed to using nicer quality tools. To me this set is functionally on PAR with my MAC set, but the covered case is more practical. My MAC has the sizes stamped on the sockets, and the TEKTON has them etched on. The sizes are easier to see on the TEKTON, but I am wondering how long it will take before the etching fades. I chose the TEKTON over the Pittsburgh Pro at Harbor Freight. If you want to know why I did so, read on... TEKTON 14pc .vs Pittsburgh Pro 13pc -Pre-purchase Analysis PRICE: With the sale price, and the 20% Harbor Freight coupon, the Pittsburgh set was $3 cheaper. Pittsburgh wins Round One! SOCKET ASSORTMENT: Pittsburgh Pro: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 27 Note that TEKTON doesn’t have 10 & 16. Not sure that I have ever needed a 16mm, but I bet if I really needed one, that a 5/8 socket would be close enough. As for the 10mm, who would ever want to put a ½ impact on a 10mm bolt? TEKTON: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 27, 30, 32 Note that that Pittsburgh doesn’t have: 24, 30, and 32mm. These larger sockets are expensive to buy individually people, and they are nice to have around! –TEKTON Wins Round 2 ORIGIN Both sets are made in Taiwan. –Round 3 is a draw. CASE Pittsburgh set has a bulky and awkward push-on type case. Since this would take up serious real-estate in my socket toolbox, I wanted no piece of it. TEKTON case is compact and covered, so the odds of it coming open and spilling sockets all over my toolbox (like the one for my MAC set) seem slim. –TEKTON wins Round 4, and takes the belt! Other Comments: The next step down from this set (the 10 piece TEKTON 4815) seems kind of dumb, as it doesn’t include a 14mm socket. Doesn’t every single piece of metric machinery on the planet have at least one 14mm nut or bolt somewhere? Just seems like a strange size to omit to me…