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I like to stick with name-brand north american or european rotors (e.g. Bendix, Brembo, Wagner, Raybestos, etc) because in my experience they will be more likely to have been cast "true" and not just a crooked hunk of [censored] that's been machined to somewhat flat surfaces. A lot of the parts-store ones and especially the lower-cost ones are going to be of a crappier design (fewer cooling fins, less mass, etc) and potentially not very good material. However I have (and I suspect almost nobody here has) any information on the metallurgy from one brand to the next so I suspect you're not going to get the answer you're looking for in that respect. But the old truism applies to plain-faced, non-blingy rotors: You generally get what you pay for.