This is the problem with "budget" gear, I see it on watch forums as well, usually about Chinese watches. People who have their own biases and would never buy these items in a million years rubbish it anyway. I never comment with any definitive opinion on anything unless I've tried it myself. I'll maybe say I've read a bad review or there are suspected issues (if I hear of any) but I can't generalise or be confident something isn't great unless I own it.
Then there's political bias that comes to play. Saw it on a US forum thread about Aliexpress / Chinese speaker cable, some going wildly off topic calling members crazy names and questioning how patriotic they are because they aren't buying American-made. Counterfeit items, I don't agree with either, though.