I'd agree four years ago. No decent ultrabook nowadays is made of plastic or has the other build quality issues you mention (the linked Lenovo included). I ha

I'd agree four years ago. No decent ultrabook nowadays is made of plastic or has the other build quality issues you mention (the linked Lenovo included). I have an HP Folio 1040 G1 which is a few years old now and is just as sturdy as a MacBook air, nearly as thin, but has better specs. Also much cheaper. The only place the Apple really outshines it is the tracked (and OS X if that's your thing.. it isn't mine).