Well, TBH backlighting is so unimportant it isn't even funny.
I'd be fine if some of my boards were blank keycaps. So demanding that feature just limits what you can get all the way.
You could buy a deck or blackwidow ultimate more or less.
If it were something most people buying boards wanted, then it would be on many more boards. You could always get a logitech illuminated.
So what's your point? That backlighting is unimportant for you and many others, therefore it must be unimportant for me too? Perhaps I like the look of blue backlighting? Perhaps I find it easier to see my keys when the lighting in my room is not bright? If aesthetics were unimportant, then even DAS wouldn't need to bother to make their boards glossy piano black.I think that's his point exactly: backlighting is purely for aesthetics. You shouldn't need see your keys, because you shouldn't need to look at your keyboard to see what letters you're typing.
I think that's his point exactly: backlighting is purely for aesthetics. You shouldn't need see your keys, because you shouldn't need to look at your keyboard to see what letters you're typing.
Anyway, if I did for some reason want a backlit keyboard, I'd wait for Ducky's "Shine" to be released.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/DeqW0.jpg)
Why always blue backlighting...
Why always blue backlighting...Because it's popular, easy on the eyes/not as distracting as more aggressive colors and is generally said to have a "calming", relaxing effect. Plus a lot of computer peripherals today come with blue LEDs, therefore a keyboard with blue backlighting is much more likely to go well with the rest of the peripherals than a keyboard with pink backlighting for example.
Tbh, I wish I didn't care for backlighting, it would make it so easy to go ahead and buy the DAS.Before I bought my Zowie Celeritas I had a Razer Lycosa and thought backlighting was very important as well (but since there are hardly any mechanical keyboards with backlighting and a German layout, I didn't have much of a choice... didn't want a Blackwidow after the keycap disaster of the Lycosa, so there wasn't much left). Ever since I use the Celeritas I didn't miss the backlighting option for one second. While I type I usually don't look at the keyboard and even if I do - well, the keyboard sits in front of my monitors and when they're on (and they usually are when I'm typing ;)) they emit more than enough light to see everything just fine. So it might not be as big of a deal as you think it is :)
Yeah, IIRC all the switches have spots for the led's. Or is that wrong?
If so, you just need to buy keycaps that can use that sort of thing. Also add the LEDs of course.
OP sounds like a prick.
Get a blackwidow and GTFO
I don't buy ****. I'll take yours for free though. Email it to me.
like I said lol
i found the best solution would be to crack open a glow stick and dump all the material inside the keyboard, and reapply every time the glow fades out. You can buy large packs of those at the dollar store.