A company are offering me the option of getting a Linux, Macintosh, or Windows machine upon joining. I want to ask what specs the Macintosh, Linux, and Windows laptops will be because I would prefer developing on a powerful machine from a good manufacturer.
I also want to ask about the distro for the Linux machine, since I prefer Linux but if the Linux distro is one I am not familiar with I may as well go with a Macintosh machine instead.
Also, I'm not sure whether machine means laptop or desktop.
Is asking the above questions inappropriate, pushy, or unprofessional?
How do I ask such questions in a way that doesn't come off as being too picky, and come across negatively?