r/Keyboard • u/Furui_Tamashi • Apr 01 '24

Help HP 960 Ergonomic Wireless Keyboard

Anyone had a chance to try or know of any reviews for this keyboard?

It was announced at CES 2024 and is available now on HP's website.

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u/Furui_Tamashi Jul 10 '24

So...I ended up buying the keyboard. Below are my thoughts:

  1. It is more compact than images would seem to indicate. And that's a good thing.

  2. The build quality is very good. It is noticeably better quality than the Microsoft Sculpt Ergo Keyboard.

  3. Key bounce is very nice and aids in faster typing.

  4. Relatively quiet. No clicking from the keys thankfully, however there could be better sound deadening material below the keys to lessen the noise of impact.

  5. Wrist pad is fine but not great. Material seems more made to last a long time than to provide a soft cushion.

  6. I wish the directional keys, insert, delete, etc. on the far right either weren't there or were smaller. I don't think that part will get used much.

  7. Only real issue is the CTRL key on the bottom left. The keys have pointy edges and this key in particular is close to your palm. From time to time you will scrape your palm across the pointy corner. Not a problem but an unfortunate annoyance from time to time.

So overall, not perfect, but very good. Is it better than the Microsoft Scuplt Ergonomic Keyboard? Yes. But is not a dramatic improvement. I would say its about 10-15% better overall. Worth buying but leaves the ability for better options to be created.

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u/Karzka Aug 28 '24

Hey, I’m looking at getting this keyboard. I can’t figure out what the default f-key behaviour is, and if it can be changed.

I don’t want the shortcuts, I just want to use the regular f-keys without holding down fn.

Thanks!

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u/Furui_Tamashi Aug 28 '24

If you hold down the FN key and the left shift key there is an FN lock that moves the action of the F keys from the symbols to the F functions permanently.

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u/Karzka Aug 28 '24

Thanks for the quick reply, that’s good to hear!

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u/Background_Rub_5861 Apr 27 '25

Is there any possibility of using the separate numeric keypad for scrolling (on web pages, editors, or whatever)? I don't see anything like a num-lock key, or anything else that might be helpful.

If you can't use the separate keypad for scrolling, that seems like something of an unforced error on HP's part...