Only Apple has backlit keyboards?

It looks as though Apple's Powerbooks and Macbook Pros are the only notebooks that have backlit screens or am I wrong?

 

i think your title had it right... i believe all laptop screens are backlit =P

But i cant think of any other manufacturer with a back lit keyboard.

 

I never understood that feature. Why would I want a back lit keyboard? I never look at the keys when I am typing, why would it matter if they are lit up? I could type in complete darkness.

 

I'm right there with you Homer Jay... can't think why I would need that "feature".

 

Honestly, I turned that feature off immediately and permanently in OSX. Also, it's kind of annoying in Vista because the brightness controls are not complete; I have to manually turn it off each time (although it only takes the keystroke fn + F8).

 

Hmm, there were some concept laptops at CES and Computex that had them, but other than that, the MBP is it.

Seems like a nice feature to have. If you type in the dark, its really easy to make mistakes.

 

I only type 25-35 words a minute, which not not a big deal considering a professional journalist or other profession that spends all day on a keyboard can break 90 words a minute. However, even I know where every key is located and it would take too much time to look at the keys while typing anyways. It is a nice gimmick, but I would never use it.

 

Vivek, if you are able to touch type then you don't need to look at your keyboard, na? Just like I'm doing now.

 

Yeah... they may as well take the markings off all the keys too.

 

Hmm... actually that's not a bad idea. Prevents snoopers from trying to guess your password just by looking at you typing it. That's a security feature right there!! Get a patent! Quick!

 

It probably would not work. It is one of those psychology things. The person looking at the keyboard will probably fill in the gaps subconsciously.

 

I don't care or need the feature, I was just curious, thats all.

 

well some of us do look at the keys from time to time. Especially since my main keyboard is a standard one for a desktop, when i switch to laptop use the smaller keyboard, flatter keys, and less key travel is somethign I am not as use to and I tend to look down at the keys more often since I don't get the tactile feel of a desktop keyboard and often make more typos. Also since the layout is difference when I need keys such as ctrl, Fn, delete, or the numberpad, and media keys, I need to look at it and int he dark a backlit keyboard can be very handy on a laptop.

 

I would be in real trouble then. I'm okay with the letters, but not the rest. And I would love to have a lighted keyboard. Don't ask me how I ended up with a 97% for a final grade in typing. Teacher's pet, I guess.

 

Seems like someone thought of that already

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Keyboard

 

It's a 'cool' thing, but thats about it. It could be useful in some situations, but a USB light is inexpensive and can do the same thing.

 

its just a novelty like fingerprint readers, lightscribe, game flashers etc. Cool for 2 days then only used for showing other people... 'hey look what this thing has got'... big deal.