I'm going to propose Mister Coffee's Law:
Any discussion thread on EBR eventually becomes a discussion mid-drives versus hub drives. Once this transformation happens no further constructive conversation is possible.
The vast majority of posters on this site only have experience with one e-bike. So they are poorly placed to offer constructive opinions on this topic, one way or the other. A lot of the posts on a thread like this are really statements that what the poster purchased is obviously the best. Which oozes self-justification and availability bias.
So my advice to readers of this thread is not to expect any deep insights. The best way to figure this stuff out is to get out and ride.