Hardtail vs FS for lift access DH?

I’m sure this is asked a lot…and I’ve looked through this subreddit already, but haven’t found anything that I could extract that could be used for my situation.

I’m looking to spend roughly $1000CAD (or less) on a medium frame DH bike, I’ve got some used options such as:

~ all prices CAD

Specialized (unknown) – $1000
Specialized Enduro – $780
Santa Cruz Nomad C – $1000
Aim EX Medium Cube Hardtail – $900
2022 Sombrio Shovel Hardtail – $850

Previously, I was only looking for FS as that was the advice I had received last season using a Hardtail for the summer in BC. (This would also be my first FS, I’ve never ridden one otherwise)

The Hardtail I had was certainly not built for DH and I broke the rear axle a couple times and bent the rear rim.
Cannondale XCR w/ 3” tires. This was all riding lift access downhill roughly 1-2 times per week over the course of 2 months.

After doing some more research and reading through this subreddit, it seems the general opinion is to purchase a Hardtail at the price range of $700 – $1000 rather than a FS for the same.

My concerns are as follows:

1. This is opposite to the advice I had previously received.

2. The Hardtails available to purchase have a shock travel of 100mm whereas most FS are closer to 120mm – 140mm, is that enough of a difference in the front suspension to justify a FS or even upgrading the Hardtail?

3. I will be purchasing used either way,
   as per this subreddit, new FS should not be purchased for less than $2k and new hardtails should not be purchased for less than $1k. How much does this generally coincide with the used market?

4. The general advice of this subreddit to purchase a Hardtail typically related to situations where the rider was not only riding lift access DH.

Are any of the bikes listed above an alright starting point? The hardtail’s have the newer geometry whereas for the FS’s it’s a mix of older and some more modern geometry although not quite new ( > 2018 it seems )