We had the opportunity to use the machine at a recent press event, and there's no doubt that there's a marked drop-off in build quality compared to the Envy models. The Sleekbook is completely wrapped in plastic, and it hardly has a reassuring feel. The model we used was "early pre-production," but we hope that HP addresses the laptop's hinge: the all-plastic design was loose, and the display wiggled as we inputted touch commands. The screen is also disappointingly washed-out — and that's not to mention the skimpy 1366 x 768 resolution filling out the 15.6-inch display. Unfortunately there won't be an option to bump up that resolution. If you're not interested in touch, HP is also announcing an (otherwise identical) non-touch version called the Pavilion Sleekbook, which costs $479.99 and comes with an AMD A6 APU, 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB hard drive. It'll be available on January 13th, while the TouchSmart will hit shelves on February 15th.