At 2.6 x 1.4 inches, it's positively spacious compared to the previous generation-though still not as large as that on the Toshiba mini NB305. We're also pleased to see that the touchpad on the 532h is much larger than on previous Acer netbooks. We much prefer the keyboards on the ASUS Eee PC 1005PE-P (Seashell) and the Toshiba mini NB305, which have island-style layouts and more space between the keys.
While it looks identical to the layout on the 11.6-inch 751h, the 532's keyboard is smaller and the keys have a shallow pitch to them, which made typing somewhat more difficult. Also, it's larger than when compared to older netbooks: whereas on the D250 there was approximately half an inch of space on either side of the keyboard, on the 532h there's less than a quarter of an inch unused. Instead of a traditional keyboard as on its older netbooks, the 532h has Acer's FineTip keyboard, which is completely flat on top, and has a slight space between each key. While we don't consider any this heat to be troublesome, the temperature of 110 degrees in the left front corner was a cause for concern.
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After playing a Hulu video at full screen for 15 minutes, the touchpad on the 532h registered 92 degrees Fahrenheit, the space between the G and H keys was 91 degrees, and the middle of the underside reached 97 degrees.