The dv4-1465dx has a smooth-as-silk keyboard that feels nothing like the rough rubbery keyboard on Dell’s Studio 14z. Which style you prefer is strictly a matter of taste ( or touch) . The dv4’s coating certainly gives fingers the sensation that they’re dancing over the supple keys-and it may resist abrasion from Cheetos grit, too. I just wish that HP had made the function keys at the top of the keyboard bigger. They are so small that I had to crane my head to find the button I wanted to hit.