Keyboard

The keyboard of the EliteBook 735 G5 provides a fairly soft feedback, but it has a clearly defined pressure point. Although users will immediately notice the smooth surface, it still allows for precisely positioning the fingertips on the respective keys. While the size of the letter keys is comfortable, the special keys and the arrow up and down keys in particular are rather slim. That said, their placement is still good which makes all of the keys easy to reach.

There are two brightness levels of the keyboard backlight for working in dark environments. They pleasantly illuminate all of the keys without blinding the user.

Touchpad

Aside from the ClickPad, the EliteBook 735 G5 also offers two lowered mouse buttons below the keyboard and a TrackPoint. The ClickPad's friction is rather too high, which slightly hinders mouse movements. Touch inputs are registered quickly however and double clicks are not an issue either.

The lowered mouse buttons' travel distance before a click is registered is surprisingly high. The feedback is very soft and the audible click only occurs on the lower end of the button press. The TrackPoint has a very rough texture which makes it conveniently grippy. Navigation with the cursor is very precise and on par with current ThinkPads in this range of devices.