HP Wireless Elite Keyboard and Mouse

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 7 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001HZUPD4
• Item model number: FQ481AA#ABA
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (116 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #17 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices > Keyboard & Mouse Combos
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 10, 2008

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Built-to-last, the HP Wireless Elite Keyboard provides a full featured keyboard that combines style and high-tech key design to deliver an ultra-thin design and silent operation. And this package (model FQ481AA) also includes the HP Wireless Elite Mouse, which offers precision pointing (via high-precision 800 dpi optical sensor), three-button operation, rubber scroll wheel, symmetric design for both left- and right-handers, and up to 4 months of battery life.

The ultra-thin HP Wireless Elite Keyboard and high-precision Wireless Elite Mouse.

Keyboard Features & Specifications

• 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 quite 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, Wireless Elite Mouse, USB wireless receiver, batteries, software CD and documentation

Product Description

Upgrade the look of your desktop with ultra-thin and stylish design The HP Wireless Elite Desktop combines style and high-tech key design to deliver an ultra-thin design and silent operation. Built-to-last the HP Wireless Elite Desktop provides full featured keyboard and mouse.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If I could do it over..., June 18, 2009

By 

runner4902 - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Wireless Elite Keyboard and Mouse (Personal Computers)

After using this product for several days I have grown to love the keyboard. The keys are spaced perfectly, it has just the right amount of feedback, and is nearly silent.

I was looking for simplicity( I have never really used shortcut keys) and volume controls, are all I really need. It does have programmable F-keys that can be used as media controls, eject, and monitor brightness. I find typing more comforatable on a flat surface as opposed to raised up on a wristpad. Keyboard 5/5.

On the other "hand" the mouse is terrible. It is a decent size, comfortable in your hand and glides along a pad or desk smoothly. The scroll wheel is very smooth as well, BUT I have never used a mouse that required so much effort to click. It literally needs to be pressed so hard that everytime I right click, my right arm moves up and to the right, causing the mouse pointer to move off my target frequently.

If I could do it over I would purchase the keyboard by itself http://www.amazon.com/Hewlett-Packard-FQ480AA-Wireless-Elite-Keyboard/dp/B001IOHAVO/ref=sr_1_36?ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1245364930&sr=1-36 and use the savings on another mouse. It is about 25 dollars cheaper for just the keboard here on amazon.
Check out my pictures, this thing looks great on a desk. 4/5

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works with Linux, April 15, 2009

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NotSyncing (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Wireless Elite Keyboard and Mouse (Personal Computers)

I haven't had this product very long, but I wanted to let potential buyers know that it *does* work with Linux. I'm running Ubuntu 8.10 and I just plugged it in and it worked. The USB subsystem recognized it immediately and I was using it within a couple minutes of taking it out of the box.

The keyboard itself and the mouse are quite nice. I have no complaints. That said, this keyboard is probably not for everybody. If you use a keyboard for a living, like I do, you tend to be very particular about what you like and don't. For me, this works. Others - particularly those who don't like laptop keyboards or flat (almost no contour), low-profile keys - may not care for it.

The mouse is perfect in its simplicity and has a nice heavy feel to it.

One very small annoyance: if you use the front USB slot on your computer - or any slot where the USB portion of the device is in view - the light may bother you. It's very bright and very blue - and it's on whenever you type or move the mouse. Thus, depending on what you're doing, it can be effectively blinking and quite distracting.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good price for what you get, October 3, 2009

By 

Ryan Lagola - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Wireless Elite Keyboard and Mouse (Personal Computers)

I love the thinness of the keyboard! And it's a really great product for being so cheap. I have two gripes with this product: a) The USB key turns a bright blue color when you are using this. If you have the USB key anywhere near your peripheral vision, this is a big distraction. I would love to turn it off but I haven't found out how to do that yet. b) The mouse clicking is LOUD.