For meat, IMO it's best to get a Chinese cleaver. The weight helps stabilizing and getting all the way through without dragging.
VG10 is easier to sharpen but the amount of wear is noticeable compared to powdered steel. I used to slice beef at a chinese restaurant semi-frozen (we process them when they arrive, it's easier to get consistent thickness and get through them quicker when they're like that), and I had to put the vg10 blades to 300 grits stone every 6 weeks or so, versus powdered steel just 1000 grits once a while to get rid of the out of control burr. Ceramic steel worked better straightening powdered steel blades.
IMHO shun classic and kaji are all overpriced. Any well sharpened vg10 blade will perform the same. The damascus surface is only for look, and certainly not scratch free.
Shun elites are solid, and exactly the way I like my multipurpose knives to be. (brieto/global/tojiro paper thin blades are better for fragile vegetables of course). The stainless shell of the shun elites add some useful weight and stability, and it's easy to keep the stainless surfaces clean.
I like the powdered steel blades for vegetable, the thin profiles help making cuts clean, tomato and bell peppers especially. They're all pretty similar, differences mainly in handle.
Honestly, Tojiro DP are probably equal to shun elite. Quality of tojiro's powdered steel is pretty much the same as brieto and global, cheaper just because it's a smaller/newer brand (and some people dislike western handles). Again, the damascus surface is annoying, IMHO trying to look cute but lacking the class, and bringing down overall value of the knife. Look like a cheap a$$ shun classic while the quality might be much higher.