Keyboard
The
backlit chiclet keyboard (37.0 x 10.5 cm) has been
slightly redesigned to incorporate a longer Enter key and to close the rather odd empty space between the QWERTY and numpad sections of the keyboard as seen on the
G75. The
arrow keys have been
pushed downward as a result, but have fortunately not been reduced in size and are thankfully still the same individual dimensions as the QWERTY and numpad keys. We also like that they are positioned a bit further away from any neighboring keys to reduce accidental hits during gaming sessions from users with larger fingers.
The keyboard offers satisfactory feedback while remaining reasonably quiet when typing, which makes up for the rather shallow travel of the keys. It would have been great to see more auxiliary keys such as a dedicated volume rocker instead of relying on Fn combinations, but Asus may have preferred the admittedly clean barebones layout as is.
Touchpad
The
large touchpad from the G75 is
now even larger on the G750 at a measured
11.7 x 6.6 cm in surface area. Especially when compared to the typically small touchpads of Clevo barebones and MSI-based shells like the
GT70H or
Nomad 15, the touchpad on the Asus appears massive. Consequently, we found both scrolling and multi-touch gestures to be much smoother with minimal input error. Despite the size increase, the surface remains
firm down the center and cannot be visually depressed with a push of a finger. The installed
Asus Smart Gesture software also allows for plenty of options and recognizes up to
3-finger inputs. An external mouse is still the preferred input of course, but we especially love the touchpad for its quality, size, customization and ease of use.
Users who prefer dedicated click keys instead of the integrated solution as found on many Ultrabooks will be satisfied with the two keys here. They each offer ample travel and solid feedbackwhen depressed with the accompanying auditory feedback. The clatter sounds a little cheap and the key surface could have been more rubberized to avoid that inexpensive plastic feel, but they perform and respond reliably nonetheless.