Getting there
It looks as though things are improving.
HP really need to do something about their logo though. The 70's called and want it back.
It's fine for servers and large cabinets with spinning reels on the front, but cool it isn't.
At least the screen res has finally improved... probably just before Apple raises the bar again.
My guess is that it still doesn't know what it wants to be - ultra portable or desktop replacement. I suspect Apple has it right by down-clocking its kit to improve battery life. Can we not have our "turbo" button from the 80's back for the best of both worlds?
To my mind, an "ultra" computer needs to be top of the line. That means battery life when I want it and plenty of speed if I have electrons to burn, coupled with the good aesthetics. I'd settle for speed only when mains connected if I needed to. It would save getting another pc for games.
At last the aesthetics are getting there. Fix the battery/clock trade-off and have optional discrete graphics and fix the USB spacing, that's a dumb rookie mistake.