#Laptops with lit keyboards series#
The G series and SL series omit the ThinkLight.Ī few ThinkPads (17" W700 and W701) have featured the ThinkLight with dual white LEDs.
#Laptops with lit keyboards full#
Some ThinkPads, like the Z and R series (though not all - some R61 and R32 models still have the white light) feature an amber LED due to the lower cost, while other models, like the T series, use a white LED (which is generally preferred). 9 days ago Acer Aspire 5 Slim Laptop, 15.6 inches Full HD Screen, AMD Ryzen 3 3350U Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 Home, Silver, KKE Mousepad. The ThinkLight can be activated when the monitor is on or off but not while the computer is off. The on-screen display of ThinkPad computers will display a light on and a light off indicator.
For those models, the Fn-Space shortcut is also used in conjunction to control a backlit keyboard (if the laptop has it). Lenovo later started to include backlit keyboards, and some models included both the ThinkLight and a backlit keyboard. Later ThinkPads use the combination Fn-Space instead. It is activated with the key combination Fn-PgUp (the bottom left and top right keys of the keyboard). One is a fully stealthed out matte black keyboard, and the other is a unique crystal clear keyboard that allows the backlight to shine through.A white or amber LED (depending on model) is located on the top edge of the display, illuminating the keyboard to allow use in low-light conditions. We’re also launching with two special edition keyboards with no language at all. We’d love to hear your feedback on which languages and layouts would be most interesting to you. We’ll continue to scale the options to cover the most common languages first and eventually every language that a keyboard layout exists for, including ones that have never previously been built into a laptop. A subset of those will be available at pre-order time, with additional coming online throughout the year. We’re currently preparing US English, UK English, International English, French, French Canadian, Korean, Chinese Pinyin, Chinese Traditional, Japanese, German, Italian, Spanish, Latin American, and Dutch Belgian keyboards. The language and layout on your Framework Laptop can be swapped at any time and is configurable at order time on the DIY Edition. Replaceability of the keyboard also opens up options for deep customization. We’ll be offering both individual keyboards and full Input Covers as replacement parts in the Framework Marketplace. Our keyboard is held in with fasteners that can be removed with the screwdriver we include in-box, making it an inexpensive repair if ever needed. Most other notebooks have the keyboard welded into the housing, meaning something as small as a single key breaking requires an expensive repair that replaces a large part of the system.
We’ve designed our input devices to be as serviceable and upgradeable as the rest of the Framework Laptop. Those of us who are fans of clicky clacky keys will keep using external mechanical keyboards at our desks, but our co-workers, family members, and innocent bystanders in coffee shops will appreciate the quietness built into the Framework Laptop. We’ve worked with Lite-On, our manufacturing partner for the keyboard, to also reduce the noise and resonance of key presses.
While most compact notebooks have shrunk to between 0.8mm and 1.2mm key travel, we’ve chosen a better balance of 1.5mm to deliver excellent feel while keeping the system thin and light. Longer travel delivers better tactile feel, but takes up more physical space. This has been through reducing key travel, which is the distance a key moves when pressed. In the pursuit of thinness over the last few years, the notebook industry has sacrificed keyboard quality. Continuing on our Framework Laptop Deep Dive series, today we’re sharing how we built a great feeling backlit keyboard that delivers on our mission of repairability and customization.