HP Wireless Elite Keyboard
by Hewlett Packard
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Manufacturer: Hewlett PackardModel: FQ480AA#ABA
Color: Black
Product features:
- Stylish keyboard with black finish, silver accents, and low-profile keys
- Operates quietly with the high-tech "scissor switch" design
- Advanced 2.4 GHz wireless technology for less delays or dropouts--operate up to 32 feet away
- Control entertainment via multimedia keys, including 3 buttons for volume and HP TouchSmart PC hot keys
- Compatible with Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
- Advanced 24 GHz wireless technology for less delays or dropouts--operate up to 32 feet away
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Customer Review: Note about key placement.
Summary: 1 Stars
Update 3: After using this keyboard two months I have finally given up on it. The keys are cheaply constructed and age very quickly relative to a laptop keyboard such as the Dell Inspiron. Typing has gotten steadily less fluid and more awkward in feel with more missed keys. I recommend taking a pass on this thing. In two months, my opinion has gone from five stars to 1 star.
Update 2: After a couple weeks I removed a star. The D key has issues where I will hit it and nothing happens. It never happens twice in a row. I refuse to believe it is because my typing for "D" is to light. Look where D is at... But over and over again several times a day, I will touch type a word and the d will be missing on the word.
Update: I have observed the "forgets a key is depressed" behavior in gaming. While playing Warcraft 3 you hold the shift down and mouse click to queue building. When you lift shift the next time you mouse click you will not get the option to queue another building. A few times over the course of an hour and a half as I did this, I would get to the 3rd or 4th building and the game would react as if I had stop depressing shift, even though it was still depressed on this keyboard. Other people have observed the "occasionally forgets a key is depressed for an extended time" behavior of this product. Something to be aware of when you purchase. All and all still a 4 star product. I wish wish wish HP realized this deficiency and released a wired version.
Original Opinion:
If you are looking for a keyboard that generally feels like a laptop to type on this is it. If you have never used a good scissor key keyboard, in my experience if you give it a few weeks you will love them. After a few weeks you will find the old style keyboards feel really clunky. I really notice the difference when programming because of all the odd and long keystroke motions you use in that setting.
It is solidly constructed. The range appears excellent (I have used it at 8 feet from the receiver). Even the bios recognizes the keyboard to give you an idea of how easy it will to install. Plug in the dongle. Done. I like my purchase.
I read someone claimed that you will accidentally press the sleep button on this keyboard. I don't see how. The sleep button is a small round button recessed into the case that is somewhat difficult to depress. I have no idea how you would accidentally press that while hitting escape. You can actually tap it and nothing happens. You have to try to depress that button.
Gamers: tested it in BF2 and Demigod and didn't notice any issues. Only the positive: now the keyboard has no cord so you can do whatever you want for position.
The end and home keys are moved up and far away from the arrow keys. I do not like that placement. I constantly hit the wrong key for end out of muscle memory. I decided this wasn't worth removing a star though because there is an end key on the number pad near the arrows. I need to learn to use that one.
The other thing a desktop user should know is that this keyboard has a laptop right alt key and space bar placement. That means the alt key is under "x" and "c" and the space bar ends almost between the "c" and "v". This is a little shorter space bar than you are use to on a desktop because they left in the laptop "function" key to use for some common media controls.
Style wise my only gripe is that they put a warning text and graphic on the lower front right of the keyboard. It is a standard ergonomics warning. It could have went on the back. It is pointless to chrome the sides for style and then put a big ugly warning on the front. You can tell the sticker with the warning is supposed to stay on because it has a recessed spot where it sits. In the current Amazon picture if you look close under the numeric keypad you can see where the sticker has been removed, but you can't really make out the recessing in that picture.
All and all a solid 5 stars with just a small concern about where they put end and home keys. Effortless to use. Great typing action. I reached for "end" in the wrong spot 3 times during this writing. I wonder if the windows/ubuntu OS let you remap keys?
Description of HP Wireless Elite Keyboard
The HP Wireless Elite Keyboard combines style and high-tech key design to deliver an ultra-thin design and silent operation. Built-to-last the HP Wireless Elite Keyboard provides full featured keyboard to complement any PC system at an affordable price. Compatibility: available USB port, CD drive, Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista.Built-to-last, the HP Wireless Elite Keyboard (model FQ480AA) provides a full featured keyboard that combines style and high-tech key design to deliver an ultra-thin design and silent operation.
 The ultra-thin and stylish HP Wireless Elite Keyboard. |
- High-tech design: The black finish and silver accents along with the low profile key design offers a distinctive style. The reduced foot-print design saves desktop space
- Silent operation: High-tech scissor switch keyboard design offers a quiet experience.
- Wireless freedom: Free yourself from wires with wireless keyboard--up to 32 feet. Advanced 2.4 GHz wireless technology for less delays or dropouts. The included wireless USB mini-receiver installs effortlessly and eliminates clutter. Wireless mini-receiver has connect light and PC status blue-LED
- Get more control: Control your entertainment experience with a comprehensive set of multimedia keys.
- Convenient access for multimedia controls
- 3-buttons for easy volume control
- HP TouchSmart PC hot keys
- Energy efficient: Conserve energy with PC sleep button. Monitor battery level with convenient on screen battery level indicator. Long battery life (keyboard -- 12 months typical)
- Easy to keep clean: Spill resistant keyboard for easy cleaning.
- Adjustable keyboard height with 2 different positions
- 2.4 GHz USB wireless receiver
- Compatible with Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
- Compatible with HP PCs and non-HP PCs
- 1 year limited warranty
What's In The Box
HP Wireless Elite Keyboard, USB wireless receiver, batteries, software CD and documentation
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