Why are keyboards with LEDs in the keys useful?

[jcoffin1981]

Weighing in only backlighting, the best board I've used has been the Logitech Illuminated keyboard.  It had a very clean, white light and there was no light leakage under the keys.  Unfortunately in the later editions they limited the amount of keys that can be simultaneously pressed to 3, I think, which forced Logitech fans to buy the more expensive boards for gaming. 

I have since tried to go back to this board I found that the keys are too stiff, and that it no longer works.  This board is more sensitive to moisture than any one I've ever used in my life, and I've gone through several of these.  I think it was just a humid day and I put it back in the original plastic packaging. 

The poker 3 also has very nice LED features and looks.  In hindsight, when I replaced all the switches I wish I replaced the white steel backplate with a black one.  I dislike the look of light leakage underneath the keycaps and this would have resolved it.  Stupid, stupid ,stupid.

[MOZ]

To not disturb someone sleeping in the room is a pretty good reason to have a backlit keyboard imho

But, but, I use clicky switches.

[Aricil]

LEDs in a keyboard are just an extreme intent to revamp a simple and practical input device and transform it into something close to an ornament, it is like the travesty version of a keyboard, a keyboard trying to pass as a fancy thing, a working input device in disguise. This thing along with other trends like artisan's are the side effects of the culture that is sensitive to the importance of keyboards as part of the modern worker's workplace in the digital communications era, it is just another unfortunate diversification of our attention in high quality input devices. For some, the keyboard is our daily working tool, for others is a toy that needs some fancy clothes.

It's nice to have nice things you use look nice? I have blue and violet leds on my keyboard. They look pretty. I turn them on sometimes cuz I like the way they look. Other times, I keep them off, cuz I like the way my keycaps look without them on. Plus, you if you have LEDs, you can turn them off. But if you don't have them, you can't turn them on =p

[appleonama]

Is this keyboard beautiful? 

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Not with that layout

[appleonama]

Why is a keyboard useful?

A lot of people use them for collecting dust and crumbs.

He's right I have 13 keyboards and only use 2 at a time.

[xtrafrood]

To not disturb someone sleeping in the room is a pretty good reason to have a backlit keyboard imho

But, but, I use clicky switches.

Some of us are not as handsome as you tho

[QuincyJones]

It's nice to have nice things you use look nice? I have blue and violet leds on my keyboard. They look pretty. I turn them on sometimes cuz I like the way they look. Other times, I keep them off, cuz I like the way my keycaps look without them on. Plus, you if you have LEDs, you can turn them off. But if you don't have them, you can't turn them on =p

Your keyboard sits under your dreamcatcher, right?

[Purp]

I'm not a fan of switch LEDs (backlighting) but my brother benefits from the feature, mostly because he can't touch type and and he games a lot in the dark. Since he has a shine through keycap set it definitely makes things easier, but at the end of the day I believe that people like it and have it simply for the aesthetics. RGB underglow on the other hand is amazing in my opinion, I find the patterns and colors mesmerizing and honestly it's one of my top priorities when picking a PCB nowadays. Good to see that the current generation of PCBs is making such feature widely available, there are a quite a few interesting options out there.

[MOZ]

To not disturb someone sleeping in the room is a pretty good reason to have a backlit keyboard imho

But, but, I use clicky switches.

Some of us are not as handsome as you tho

[radish]

This smells like a bait thread.

[kolec94]

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[Blaise170]