The humbucker at the bridge sounds fatter than a single-coil pickup. It will push your amp a bit harder and you'll get a little more "break-up" (overdrive) out of it.
The single-coil "hum" is much mentioned, but it's not as big a problem as it sounds like (at least IMO). If your house wiring is properly grounded and you don't have hum-inducing appliances going (neon lights, dimmer switches, etc.), it's quite possible that you won't even notice it. It just comes down to whether you like the single-coil or humbucker sound better.
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I though about the standard squire strat but the read the wood is made out of agathis I hear alder is better.
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Ahhhh, the "tone woods" debate. There are some who swear they can hear the difference (just as there are those who swear they can tell the sonic difference between nitro and poly finishes), but I'm not one of them. I have electric guitars with alder, ash (two types), basswood and agathis bodies, and I seriously doubt that I'd be able to tell the difference between them if you blindfolded me and played them in turn. I'm of the opinion that once you plug the guitar in and crank it up, the pickups, bridge and string gauge (not to mention the amp and pedals!) make much more difference in sound than the body wood (note that I said
opinion - I'm not stating it as fact).