Ultrabooks with illuminated keyboardsĪs I already mentioned, there are a couple of ultrabooks featuring a backlit keyboard nowadays, with more to come in the near future for sure (in fact, I expect nearly all the ultrabooks launched post the Summer of 2012 to feature an illuminated keyboard). Those are just some of the issues you might encounter with backlit keyboard and to be frank, it’s complicated to get a regular keyboard right and it’s even more complicated to make a proper backlit one. There are keyboards that don’t offer the possibility to turn off the back-lightning when you don’t need it and there are also the ones where you can turn off the backlighting, but that don’t allow you to choose between different illumination intensity levels.įinally, some backlit keyboards (we will have an example a bit later) are not very well designed, with tall keys and too much space between them and the laptop’s body, which leads to annoying light bleeding from beneath the keys, visible when looking at the laptop from an angle, even when standing at the desk, in front of it. I myself played on a friend’s laptop a while back, which featured a so-called illuminated keyboard, but this was anything but bright and could only be considered functional in dim-light, not in complete darkness.Īnother issue you might encounter on some backlit keyboard is the lack of adjustments.
If you ever tried to play a video game in the dark, with just the display lighting the keys, or if you have tried to write that oh-so-important essay (or blog post) with someone sleeping near you and with no possibility of turning on a light, you must already know how frustrating something like that might be.Īs far as weak points go, I wouldn’t necessarily say that a backlit keyboard has disadvantages, per se, but rather that some illuminated keyboards have a couple of glitches.įirst of all, some of the backlit keyboards found on today’s market (including on ultrabooks) are just not bright enough. That’s why you should choose your device based on other criteria, so I advise you to check out my lists of the best ultrabooks on the market, best gaming ultra-portables, best budget options or best convertibles. Update : Pretty much all the new ultrabooks offer backlit keyboards as standard these days, with the exception of some of the most affordable versions. I’ll also add some rows on how good the keyboard actually is, as I do find this more important than anything else. With ultrabooks, a backlit keyboard is not a given, but there are several devices that feature one, as you’ll find out from the rows below. But I do agree that they can come in handy when having to use the laptop in dim light and perhaps once you get used to this feature, you’ll want it on all your laptops. Now, I’m not really a big fan of backlit, or also called illuminated keyboards, mainly because I never type in the dark.
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