Its exterior may look a little intimidating to the casual consumer, with its all black design and 2.4-inch thick bulky structure, but powerful internal components don't come small. The G74SX-BBK7 has a soft rubberized texture on the lid and interior palm rest, much like the Alienware M17X does. This material feels nice under your hand when typing on the full-sized chiclet keyboard. The keys have a plastic matte finish for a little more grip when typing. There's a numeric keypad off to the right, which is also full-sized with the exception of the 0 key. It's half-sized to make room for the arrow keys. The row of function keys add some nice user-control features, like adjusting the brightness of the screen and backlighting on the keyboard, volume, and turning the Wi-Fi on and off. The multi-touchpad is roomy and easy to navigate with, providing convenient commands, like two-finger scroll and pinch-zoom. The mouse buttons are made of the same soft rubberized texture as the palm rest and were soft and silent when clicked.
