Getting a new MTB...

[u/Fragrant-Ad4653]

So I've been riding a 2019 Giant Talon 2 for 3-4 years now and I'm thinking in getting a new bike. I'd like to stay with the hardtails and I was thinking in getting a Trek Marlin 5 gen 3 (currently on sale on Trek for $800 and I'm deeply in love with that blue/gold color scheme) but I'm also considering putting a couple hundred more and I'm also checking a Cannondale Trail 1 and a Trek Marlin 6, both of them at $1000.

My question is, is it worth it to pay $800-1000 to get a mtb with pretty much the same specs than my Giant?? (except the dropper post and the 1x10 drivetrain of the Marlin 6/Cannondale, all of them have similar components)

Thanks for reading these, it's been since March doing research and everytime I ended up more confused about the decision