Please don't tell me that Ledger is more elegant than Passport.

I won't (and didn't) tell you that, because I don't think either one is very elegant.
Though I'm a fan of the Ledger, I wouldn't be a part of that cult. I've had a few annoying problems with my Ledger, and it's far from perfect. But as far as it looking like an old flash drive, I consider that a positive feature since it makes it much easier to hide.
Ledger Live isn't too bad in my experience, but just like the Ledger device itself it's got lots of room for improvement. It's a good thing they keep updating LL.