Aeon aren’t an ‘upper tier brand’. Just because they charge over the odds, doesn’t make them better. Their spec is very much the same as the unit I just bought for ~$3k, who have been ISO compliant since 2004 and making lasers since 1999.

Do what you want. I’ve been buying machinery from China for over twenty years and have had very few failures.

If you start out with an attitude that they’re inferior, no doubt you will find reasons to have your opinion vindicated.