Just over $200 here:
Tanaka Blue 2 Gyuto 210mm Migaki Finish (that's carbon, they also have stainless/ginsanko). A Takamura Chromax or a MAC Pro or really any of the knives mentioned above are plenty good. Rather than spending more on the knife, I think most people would recommend saving some money to get some basic sharpening supplies and learning to put an edge on it. That will make for a far greater boost to performance than spending more on the knife.
I haven't tried to sharpen a Shun but I still remember trying to sharpen a coworker's Global. Woof. I think more than anything else, difficult sharpening results in the most negative feedback here.