Hey there.I am stuck between the 2.I am currently playing a Squier Telecaster and I love it,yes Ive taken some flack from friends over it as well.If you are searching for a good strat though,you could do alot worse then checking out Kramers Focus line.For the price of 1 Squier strat,you could get 3 Kramer strats.And besides that,Gibson owns Kramer.My friend has 3 and since they were so cheap,it doesnt cost so much to upgrade really.The choice is yours of course,it's all what feels right to you.But,if you do choose a Kramer,try the 422 booster upgrade for your Focus.
Hope Ive helped.But on the other hand,I love Squier as well.Both companies have great customer service though.Try it,you can always rteturn it,right.