If your employer is willing to spend that much on a Veblen good for you, it marks you as kind of a big deal. I was issued one for a while just because I suspect

If your employer is willing to spend that much on a Veblen good for you, it marks you as kind of a big deal. I was issued one for a while just because I suspect they won't make uncrippled human-worthy tools for much longer, and I wanted to see what they had been like. It didn't change what I could accomplish, but the UI fit and finish were pleasant.