Budget aliexpress fork recommendations

[kbernstein]

I'm looking to replace my suntour air fork that has never worked since getting it serviced would cost more than I'm willing to spend.
Looking at ali it seems like there are a bunch of cheap options (<120€) from the likes of bolany, ztto etc. I have almost no experience with mountain bikes so I don't really know what to look for or how to judge, but I know my bike is a 27.5 with 100mm travel. Has anyone tried them? Thanks

[h-habilis]

Seth from over on Seth's bike hacks and Berm Peak YT channels has done some use and destructive testing on Bolany's and such.  He'll put them on for sale bikes to juniors and other beginners, but that is about it.  From what reading I've done, you got to spend at least $275-300, that gets you into a 27.5/29er boost 34mm X-Fusion with decent reviews for a low cost fork, I've been running one of those for 2 years now with all AV tokens in...Spartan but effective.  About $80 more gets you into the same chassis with a HLR damper unit as found on their higher end forks. 

https://www.bikeperfect.com/features/best-budget-mountain-bike-forks