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Well I don't know what's up with your model, but I can get a replacement keyboard for my seven year old laptop for $25.

15" laptops that are 2" thick are largely easy to work on and get replacement parts.

However the popular "ultra" books and similar have to integrate more heavily to get close to 1". Even fans become hard to replace. Often there's no dimms (so you can't replace or add ram), even storage can be on the motherboard.

They are close to disposable unfortunately.

I've had multiple ultrabooks too, measurably under an inch, and their keyboards were both thin and also easily popped out. It's disappointing to hear that many manufacturers are doing it differently.

Paying 25% of a new laptop to increase the lifespan of your current laptop by 25-50% is a fairly rational decision, especially if you factor in the environmental impact of replacing the whole machine.

that pretty disappointing, i would expect a bit better from HP.

is it a consumer grade or corporate model?