Daiichi 100 packs are a good deal and are the combination of value and quality that makes me happy.
I have bought 'deal' hooks and have never been happy with the result. Never used MFC but Allen left something to be desired compared to Daiichi, Tiemco, Mustad or Gamakatsu.
I have a had a few hooks pull straight on fish with bargain brands but plenty of people swear by them. I just like knowing when the going gets tough, my hook will stand up to some punishment.
Edit: Just looked at the link posted above about MFC hooks. I know exactly how those posters feel about bargain hooks bending, breaking and throwing away most of them.
I had to do that after I tied about 300 flies a couple years ago, it still makes me cringe thinking about stripping off all those flies to retrieve beads. NEVER tie a lot of flies on un-tested hooks.