To me the 'plainness' of the design is a feature, not a bug, because I plan to own the case for a long time and that means I can make it my own however I want.

To me the 'plainness' of the design is a feature, not a bug, because I plan to own the case for a long time and that means I can make it my own however I want. Other laptops are essentially disposable, so there's no point in putting any of your own effort into their aesthetics. Also, the ports are TB4 ports. I use mine with a TB4 hub.