hrocha1
That said people pick different manufactures for their next device all the time (at least in the Linux/Windows world) and having performance comparison for these devices on your favorite system helps you choose.
To me the whole idea of a gift where the employer donates money to charities in a name of a employee seems like "The Human Fund" sketch from Seinfeld rather than anything that would actually exist in a real world.
Step 2. choose that charity and pick yourself for an adoption
For example I can't have all the dependencies I need for work on an "offline laptop" and I work from the same place most of the time. Which means it's much more beneficial for me to have a beefy workstation setup with 3 displays and an old MacBook that works as a "remote desktop" when I need it. On the other hand someone who is on the go all the time might prefer to have beefy laptop with some docking solution on his desk.
I'm always wondering why some people think that their solution is the best for everyone ...