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    backlit keyboard on 1420?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by rustyosaurus, Jul 23, 2007.

  1. rustyosaurus

    rustyosaurus Notebook Guru

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    it looks like the keyboard on the 1520 is backlit in blue. is this the case on the 1420? i haven't seen this anywhere yet but it would be excellent if it was. i sit in the dark alot. at night that is . . . lol
     
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    that would be cool if mine is but i have no idea how it would work. i havent noticed any backlighting on the keyboard.
     
    brianj320, Jul 23, 2007
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    I do not see any back light on the 1520?
     
    CodeMonkeyX, Jul 23, 2007
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    you would know if it was backlit. i'm sad now.
     
    rustyosaurus, Jul 23, 2007
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    No, there's no backlighting on any of the Inspirons. Or the XPSes for that matter, as far as I know.

    Haha @ ' i sit in the dark alot. at night that is . . . '
     
    chuck232, Jul 23, 2007
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    i will try to find the pic where i thought i saw backlighting
     
    rustyosaurus, Jul 23, 2007
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    I looked through the review and one pic gives that impression, but I think it was just funky lighting at the reviewers home.
     
    CodeMonkeyX, Jul 23, 2007
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