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22330 points posted to Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Sales Strategies, Desktops and Laptops by rarmasu 02/21/07 **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**

I find myself many, many times in dark or poorly lit environments having to guess the various keys - would be fantastic to have a backlit keyboard - with backlit individual keys as the best option.

I would actually pay extra for that convenience if the option was available.
This could be done for desktops or notebooks.

Check out the white LED backlights on the <ahref>XPS M1730.

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goonmaster 02/21/07	you could just turn the light on, or you could buy a usb light.
adnan_wasim 02/21/07	The ATG model has lights that can light up the keyboard. Maybe this feature could be included on other models.
mpritchard 02/24/07	This is a great feature with macs that is particularly useful on airplanes and when editing video (where dark environments are desirable). It would definitely be a worthwhile option.
ltcmurray 02/24/07	Good idea. Great for low light conditions, or when your spouse is watching the telly and you don't want to distract them.
exine 07/24/07	Merged Idea originally posted 02/22/07 Laptop Keyboard Lighting I think we all have his problem... it's 3' o'clock in the morning, pitch black out. You need to get some work done. Instead of lighting the house, just flick the switch and light your keyboard. Too bright? Turn the knob to lower the brightness level. Very simple idea. IBM already has something like that in place with it's older laptops I believe. I woud prefer this idea to be installed on laptops but you could do desktop keyboards as well. Not all of us are night-dwellers but, most of us are :D
krusher_00 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 02/22/07 I like this idea, normally I have to lug my g15 around to every LAN party I attend.. sure its a great keyboard and all, but I'd prefer to be just carrying my laptop which actually fits in the bag ;-)
thigley 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 02/28/07 IBM does offer this on all of its business-class laptops. I recently showed this feature to about 5 users that were unaware and had everyone with chattering with excitement. I didn't think the feature would be that popular, but travelers and people that work late at night love the lighting of the keyboard. I would definitely reccomend this for the Latitude series, at a bare minimum.
jodosh 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/07/07 or simply have a few LEDs under the keys and the characters could be clear. Similar to what apple has done with the macbook, if numlock is on the key glows same with capslock.
goomoo 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/08/07 I'll promote this idea anyway, but I'd much rather see LED lighting under the keys like the logitech g15 (which i use regularly).
phubert 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/13/07 Illuminated keyboard casts light on your digits http://www.theinquirer.org/default.aspx?article=38187
indata 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/13/07 How MAC
meshug 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/14/07 Yes. Illuminated keys would be really useful. (Automatically on/off depending on the ambient light. And why not screen brightness levels also changing depending on the ambient light, too.)
whitewolf 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/15/07 Its a plausible idea, but I rather just learn to type.
steve2 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/24/07 If that, then with an on-off switch. If you sleep next to a computer, that just downloads something big, you do not want the keyboard shining into the night.
suheljeet 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/26/07 Absolutely fantastic idea!!! All Dell laptop keyboards should be back-lit!!! Even if its a Mac concept, who cares as long as its useful!!
kenjennings 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/26/07 Super idea. I have Deck Keyboards on my PCs. Great backlit keys for those early AM hacking sessions. No laptop I've used has had lit keys. I have a little USB-powered, flexible LED light to shine on the keyboard which is not a great solution, but works.
akaharry 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 04/19/07 I just learned to touchtype - problem solved, no lighted keyboard need!
premcv 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 04/19/07 I'm buying one of these, Problem solved. Don't need lighted keyboard.
andragon 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 04/20/07 I'm almost at the point of being able to touch-type now, just a bit dodgy at night. A back-lit keyboard, say to a desired hue when buying the Laptop for Green, Blue, Red etc depending on taste, sounds an AMAZING idea! Even in better lit conditions, how amazing would your laptop look then O_O
premcv 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 04/20/07 Pretty!
dell_user 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 04/20/07 Very cool idea. It would look great too.
qka 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 04/21/07 Apple has had this imn their laptops for 5 years. That's why Apples are classy, and Dell is for losers.
lancelot9201 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 04/21/07 This is something I've always liked about my Apple & always wondered why my Dell 1500 series notebook didn't have this option available.. Its really appreciated late at night when I have most of my lights off & there in front of me is my MBP with its back lite keyboard.. this option would sell & add value that most end users would pay for..
abqaussie 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 04/27/07 Promoted. If I haven't learned to touchtype in 20 years I am too slacker to do it now. Just please give me the option to dim/turn off the keylight easily so I don't have to sit thru it when watching a dvd or something on the laptop.
xjime 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/01/07 Not bad!
andragon 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/02/07 "That's why Apples are classy, and Dell is for losers." So ur on this website WHY exactly? To be a loser? Oh right ok o_O. Shame beauty is only skin deep with Apple. Besides, they're not even classy, they're bland and garish in my opinion. Also i have personal issues with Apple's branding, pricing (the sheer excess of it) and production practices. The CEO needs to be shot too.
alexonfire 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/07/07 This would look very eligant
alexonfire 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/07/07 This would look very eligant
reg 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/09/07 nice. 1280 x 800 pixel, 12.1-inch widescreen active digitizer display, an Intel Core 2 Duo ULV processor, 100GB hard drive, up to 4GB of DDR2 SDRAM, Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11 a/b/g/draft-n, optional EV-DO or HSDPA module, and an ExpressCard/54 slot. OS options include Vista, XP, and FreeDOS.
premcv 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/09/07 VERY nice!
samiam 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/11/07 Look at the Latitude D620 ATG. It's got lights. http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/latit_atg_d620?c=us&... View the Gallery photos.
san2shh 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/11/07 Latitude D620 ATG is super cool! Thanks to IdeaStorm.
cmcesq 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/16/07 But why? In the dark, the light coming off the display illuminstes the keyboard.
kenjennings 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/16/07 cmcesq: I have used several laptops and the light broadcasted from the displays do not adequately light the keyboards. Also, the common position for the display is opened up somewhat greater than 90 degrees, so most of the light is projected toward the viewer and up and way from the keyboard. The difference between the bright transmitted light of the display and minimal reflected light from the keyboard can even make the keyboard look darker than it is.
expatinasia 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/17/07 'they're bland and garish in my opinion." Well, your opinion doesn't hold a lot of water. "Bland" and "garish" have opposite meanings, and it's a shame you don't know that. As for procing: I suggest that you compare the price of similarly configured Apple and Dell computers.
madoon 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/20/07 great idea.. its 1:20 am.. am about to sleep and browsing a little before i do... i know the keyboard by heart. but still this is a great idea... and i would even buy this option if dell offered it... im sure it would add to the looks of laptops...
bbrigg 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/25/07 This is one idea i have to go along with. It is the only feature that I like on my IBM ThinkPad.
yelo3 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/30/07 This feature is very important: the brightness of the LCD is not enough to see the keyboard keys in every laptop, really!
wakeboarder801 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 06/05/07 Apple's had it forever, IBM has something similar, though not as high quality. why can't dell have their keyboard light up?
cosh 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 06/05/07 They probably will do this. This is an idea with a dozen or two duplicates and has been appearing since Ideastorm started. Once some of the ideas get consolidated there should be a pretty impressive number of votes for it.
soneil 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 06/05/07 Latitude ATG already have light for the keyboard
chewd 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 06/05/07 Please please please if you do this, give users a way to TURN IT OFF Ive been typing for 25+ years, i dont need to see the keyboard, i dont need or want a light. I can just imagine trying to watch a dvd with this little white LED glaring at me from 1/2 in below the screen... the bluetooth indicator light is bad enough already, you can read by that thing!
blackkitty 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 06/25/07 I have to agree - a backlit keybaord would be awesome. Either automatically on/off depending on the ambient light or a switch. Also agree that screen brightness levels auto adjust based on ambient light too!
yelo3 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 06/26/07 I wonder if they are interested in adding this feature... Only apple has it!
reg 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 06/26/07 More Apple THAN Apple - Welcome to the New RED DELLicious !
davmcn 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/14/07 Love the idea. I am up pretty much all night gets annoying.....if they could do that Awesome if not....Grrr....
petzymathuram 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/14/07 I think key board lighting up factor has already been implemented in one of the recent laptops........"Idea Implemented I believe"
davmcn 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/15/07 Cool If you find out which one can you let me know?
petzymathuram 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/15/07 Hi davmcn, I am sorry I meant something else....ie Sorry davmcn;) Actually I meant this by mistake...;) Let There be Light – with Dell’s LightFX Technology " Dell has expanded the LightFXTM toolkit, originally introduced on the XPS M1710 notebook computer, to the XPS 720 H2C desktop. LightFX is a unique application that allows users and developers to manipulate the multi-colored perimeter lighting LEDs incorporated into the XPS 720 H2C Edition. I am sorry once again....plz;)
bucho 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/20/07 build lighted kybords in the notbooks, like keyboards on mobile phones. it would it make easier to in twillight. the background light should engaging automatically at a defined environment light level. but the user should be able to control the sensitivity of the lght sensor. and the user should be able to control the intensity of the illumination.
bucho 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/20/07 possible are transparent keys, with small LED 's as light source. or perhaps no classic keyboard, but rather a foiled keybord.
cosh 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/23/07 There are a number of ideas requesting this throughout IdeaStorm actually. I have a list of them on my mirror site (which is incomplete): http://d354310.u39.digiweb.ie/ideastorm/show.htm?cat=51
premcv 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/23/07 There you go, cosh, has done it again! Looks like there are close to or more than 35+ articles that request for illuminated keyboards. Now, dell_admin*, how will the merge take place? How, who, or what decides which ideas get merged into the original idea, and which one is the original idea? Quite a work! But illuminated keyboard for laptops is just one idea. There are scores of others that have multiple duplicates. What about those? :)
cosh 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/23/07 Not all of the ones in that list should be merged of course - some just mentioned keyboard lighting in passing as part of a wish list of new laptop features. It sure does show how popular it is though.
premcv 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/23/07 But of course! I was mentioning about the Keyboard lighting/Illuminated keypad/Key lighting....
scotty 07/24/07	Merged Idea originally posted 02/26/07 Keyboard backlighting for notebooks Implement keyboard backlighting on Dell notebooks. And for that matter, on all Dell keyboards perhaps. Whenever working in a dark environment (airplane, dark room, etc), even though I am a fairly good touch-typist, every minute or so while typing a lot I find myself struggling to find a particular key (symbols; function, etc). I get frustrated because I then have to either turn on a light temporarily or - more often - shut the notebook screen "half-way" so that I can use the shining screen light to see the keyboard! There are plenty of USB-port plug-in lights to solve this, I know. I own one or two myself. But it would make entirely much better sense if the keys themselves were backlit, and could be easily turned on/off with a press of a button on the site of the notebook, or on the screen bezel, with an auto-off timer perhaps to save power. There are many aftermarket backlit keyboards out there, and notebooks seem to be the products that need it most but don't have it. At least Dell notebooks don't have it. And they should. Maybe desktop keyboards too?
aim 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/07/07 A different and probably easier solution could be to position some LEDs in a way that gives the keyboard a better visibility. Cordially aim
gundavelli 07/24/07	Merged Idea originally posted 02/26/07 Backlit keyboard on notebooks I think all new laptop and desktop keyboards should have an intelligent back lit keys and this should be a standard feature on the new systems. This will probably give dell some headway on to the already losing computer business.
pepitoe 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 02/26/07 this would be really useful, ideally it should be standard, but it would also be fine as an option, providing it is fairly priced
gundavelli 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 02/26/07 Well, I really don't think it will be pricey, depending on how DELL wants to address this issue, there are multiple solutions to this suggestion. 1. Using Radium based paint(As in the wrist watch) instead of the regular paint. 2. Since Dell notebooks already have a light sensor on the LCD panel, that sensor can also be used to provide lighting solution on the keys of the Keyboard. Fiber optic based lighting can be one heck of a answer to this issue. Any comments?
sigaard 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 02/26/07 Yes, very good idea. I've tried one of those lamps for the USB, but it's of course not really a solution. Sometimes the light goes away for a while in the train when I'm working and I have to bend the LCD panel towards me so that I can use the light coming from it to see the keyboard..!
jameskirwan 07/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/29/07 Deffo, like the new apple notebooks. IBMs have a great light soln too.
jeffreychew 08/24/07	Merged Idea originally posted 02/27/07 Illuminated keyboard for notebooks Time and time again, Notebooks need to have illuminated keyboard so that users will have the opportunity to work at low light without switching on the lights in the study room or bedroom. Some of the suggested ideas: 1. Illuminated keyboard 2. Notebook screen that can be turned 180 degrees on the horizon to provide better mobility and view of the screen.
dcindric 08/24/07	Merged Idea originally posted 07/17/07 Backlit Keyboard Back-light the keys on the keyboard. For use when you are working in a dark environment and the light from the screen is not enough to see the keys.
johnpro 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/17/07 How about something like the thinklight on a Lenovo thinkpad. Essentially a light built into the top of the monitor for better lighting.
bennish 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/17/07 i can NOT believe dell hasn't done this on the new xps laptop or the inspirons. it should be right up the list.
sshanky 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/26/07 This would be worth some extra $$$ to dell from the interested buyer...good development idea. plus, macs have it
erikmurr 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/27/07 I hate to say it, but the MacBook Pro has a really nicely backlit keyboard. I would like to see something simular. I know Leveno has a keyboard light, but it is annoying. I prefer the Apple approach.
marzetti 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 07/27/07 I agree. This would be very handy to me.
peterjs 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/01/07 The Dell Latitude ATG is a step in the right direction, but a backlight solution is better. I also prefer red lighting as it has been proven over and over again by a number of researchers that red light does not ruin one's night vision. Think jet fighter cockpits.
expatinasia 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/02/07 peterjs, Is it just me, or is the screen not red? If the screen is not red, then your night vision is "ruined". Several professional photographers have purchased MacBook Pro systems, and have changed the white LEDs to red, to allow the computer to be used in the dark room.
phreekk 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/02/07 I also think that making the keyboard LEDs a simple "Fn" key switch to turn them on and off, why waste battery life to power LEDs that won't always need to be on. Sure the amount of power needed will be very minimal, but we're talking about laptops that already have short enough battery lives.
akamat 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/02/07 If this is implemented, please consider having the light be easily switched off. As it is, most devices have way too many LEDs and also, even if I'm typing in a dark room the screen glare would be enough to see the keyboard in most cases.
aramc 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/04/07 Having used both a macbook pro, lenovo thinkpad, and lower-end macbook, I have to say that this is now an essential feature I would look for in a new laptop. A backlit keyboard is amazingly convenient. Having used a laptop with a backlit keyboard, the lower-end macbook is simply horrible to use in a darkened environment because of the lack of this feature. The thinkpad's keyboard light is quite a good alternative, I like it, but it does not 'wow' me. It's a simple solution with no customization. But the macbook pro's backlit keyboard beats them all hands down. Especially since it has the following features: (1) automatic detection of environmental lighting conditions, (2) manual on/off, (3) ability to vary backlight intensity. I hope to see this not only in Dell's laptops, but for all manufacturers! It makes a world of difference.
worldzfree 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/09/07 i emailed dell about four years ago regarding this simple idea. dell's response? five word documents (i.e. NDA's, lawyer speak docs, etc.) that i had to sign and return. needless to say i laughed at the idea behind all the work to OFFER them an idea....
brightidea 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/15/07 I just decided on a Macbook Pro over a Latitude D830 simply because the Dell didn't offer the backlit keyboard. This is an EXTREMELY useful feature and there is no good reason it shouldn't be implemented.
andragon 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/16/07 LOL. You didn't get a Laptop and went for a grimaces Macbook Pro because the keyboard wasn't backlit? Well you're sane. How important can a backlight be? The idea is excellent though. It'll really give Dell an edge against competitors like HP. They've already updated the XPS and Inspiron ranges with extremely stylish and desirable models. Give em backlighting and that's just icing on the cake O_O. Hope to see this idea brought to fruition!
yelo3 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/16/07 yes yes yes, please yes and soon!
yardsale 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/19/07 put it on the new inspirons to not just one the XPS's
yelo3 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/21/07 Of course I hope that when a new feature is introcuced, it will be in every laptop model
bk 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/22/07 The light which Lenovo has in their T61 models, which lights down to the keyboard from the top of the lid (ThinkLight, I think) is the way to go, I suppose.
yelo3 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/22/07 I instead prefer leds below keys, just like in every mobile device
bk 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/22/07 yelo2 writes: "I instead prefer leds below keys, just like in every mobile device" I guess you mean cell phones and PDAs right? Well those have got different types of keys, those keys are made for small size and small key movements, making it easy to put one LED somewhere into the device and have it's light distributed to all keys. I'd say that it might be a bit of a challenge to to do that with very little power on a full-scale PC keyboard and still have the keyboard look good and work well. I've seen a external USB keyboard which was backlit but it didn't convince me optically because they keys were transparent to get the light through and it didn't look well especially when the light was not on. Do you have an high-res photo of a well-looking and well-typing backlit keyboard anywere? Personally, I still think that a small light in the lid like on the Lenovo T61 would be better, but maybe you can show me a high-res photo of a good back-lit keyboard.
kenjennings 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/22/07 Take a look at these: http://www.deckkeyboards.com/ OFF ON I have an 82-key USB Deck with opaque black case. The keys are black and the light only (well, mostly) shines through the translucent symbols on the keys.
yelo3 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/23/07 to bk: I think that if macbook pro did it in the way I was referring to, also dell can do it :)
james_g 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/23/07 ahem please see the documentation on the New XPS M1730 (should be released online in the next 30 days or so), I just went through the internal training on it the other day, and while it doesn't do what the picture above does (backlit keys only), it does have lighting on the keyboard itself which well luminates your typing space. Future models (such as Inspirons) should be including this feature as well, but you may have to wait for the next gens to come out with this option (the Inspiron 1420/1520/1521, etc were only just released) James Gray Dell Resolution Expert Center
bennish 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/23/07 so basically the ibm way, james_gray. i guess that's ok... but seriously, most lit keyboards use the behind-the-key methhod
yelo3 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/24/07 I really preferred the behind-the-key method...
ambirtech 08/24/07	Merged Idea originally posted 05/01/07 Backlit Notebook Keyboards I would like to see a backlit keyboard similar to those found on high-end Macbooks that allows you to see the keys in low-light situation. The new Latitude ATG has two small LEDs at the top, which is a good start, but backlighting the actual keys would be much easier to see.
sidharthg 08/24/07	Merged Idea originally posted 08/08/07 Backlit Keyboard keys! Working at night in dark makes it so damn difficult to type on the keyboard. It would be awesome to have a soft backlight keyboard highlighting just the characters! may be the light of the LCD screen on laptop can be channeled down to the under body of keyboard or through the letters in some way. Or may be some other way to direct soft light on the keyboard to make it easier to type in the dark. Just like in mobile phones.
kalstolyn 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/08/07 This is a great idea but it's a duplicate. Original here: http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/71791/Backlit_Keyboard is actually under review.
sidharthg 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/08/07 Oh! Cool. and its under review also. awesome!
premcv 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 08/08/07 DUPLICATE: http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/67726/Keyboard_light http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/64595/Notebook_Keyboard_Light http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/72421/Vostro_Notebook_needs_a_lcd_mount... http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/71791/Backlit_Keyboard http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/65272/Dim_Light_for_the_Keyboards http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/72805/Backlit_Keyboard_keys http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/64076/Illuminated_keyboard_for_notebooks_ http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/65530/Lighted_keyboards http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/61944/no_lighting_available_on_laptop http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/62983/Backlit_Keyboards http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/65170/Illuminated_keys_on_notebook_models_ http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66645/Backlit_Notebook_Keyboards< a few... there are another 20-25 more. A simple search before you post an Idea would help you get started.
allanpalmer 08/24/07	Merged Idea originally posted 04/01/07 Lighted keyboards One of the most innovative substitutions for my Optiplex 520 has been a lighted keyboard called the Firefly Borealis. This is not like the poorly made previous lighted keyboard I purchased which did not illuminate the individual keys and which I soon discarded. The Borealis uses a sheet of bluish/green luminescent material beneath the entire surface of the keys and thus, gently lights up all of the keys individually. And the keyboard itself has a very quiet and graceful keystroke. Now, I no longer have to always shine an external light on the keyboard to use my computer in a dimly lighted room. I believe that many people would purchase this keyboard as an option such as your elliptical mouse. It is not unreasonable to assume that a customer would be willing to pay $35-$45 dollars for this wonderful keyboard. Or, in the alternative, you could factor it in as original equipment. People love these innovative features and I personally have looked for years for the perfect such device. A clue to it's success in the marketplace can be found in a new combination Masterlock. In today's NY Times (4/1/07) There was a news article about this lock which has LED's which light-up as the numerals are turned. The lock has been extremely successful at a premium of some 75% over a regular Masterlock. The other day I told one of your gold-tech reps about this keyboard--James Crews in the Tennessee office--and suggested he submit this idea. I don't know whether he did or not, but I wanted to make sure that Dell was apprised of this product. Furthermore, since this is an extant fledgling product, I'm sure you can make a good deal with the company who makes the Borealis and of great importance in these circumstances would be Dell's ability to speedily offer the product to the public and thus "scoop" all of the other computer companies. At present, I know of no company that offers a lighted keyboard for a desktop. Apple, I believe, does offer a lighted keyboard on some of it's notebooks but it's not well advertised. In sum, based on my experience with consumer goods, see: hatetoshave.com and antiagingmax.com, I strongly believe that an optional lighted keyboard for desktops would not only fly, but would also generate a lot of articles about Dell's new option. Allan Palmer, 3641 49th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016. Cell: 202-785-3900. President, Allan Palmer Laboratories, Inc.
thekingrich 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 04/02/07 How about adding the red lights from the Latitude D620 ATG to light keyboards in the dark, to all notebooks?
yeates21 08/24/07	Merged Idea originally posted 03/22/07 Dim Light for the Keyboards Currently, the laptop or desktop's keyboard doesn’t have "dim light". We could not see the keyboard during dark or night time. I suggest having something like dim light under the keyboard or glowing on the keyboard. It will help us to recognize the letters while the dark area is located or bedtime. This is for internal and external customer. It’s a possible increase sale to be competitive with this kind of project.
gdavidson 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/22/07 This would be good for night travelers on board airlines as well.
dellq10 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/22/07 This is a great idea. A true differentiation from other computer. I would call this a cool feature that will surely create buzz. Great idea yeates21.
steve2 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 03/22/07 but not without an off switch
yeates21 08/24/07	Merged Comment originally posted 05/01/07 I would like to add an off and on switch

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