DW are really gd leh i feel. try and get a second hand one it'll be alot cheaper. wat kinda music do u play? couple of things to look out for.
1. shell thickness
2. shape of bearing edge
3. how many lugs it has
4. the hoops eg die cast, triple flange, wood
5. snare bed
6. material eg maple, birch, steel
7. reinforcement hoops
a versatile snare wld be abt 14x5.5 with triple flanged hoops, ard 8 to 10 plys with 8 lugs per head. it wld probably have a 45 degree inner cut on the bearing edge with a slight 60 to 45 degree outer cut. reinforcement hoops on the older or more high end drums (DW, Tama, some pearl models). this hoops on the inside of the drum brings up the tone of the drum.