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crackbookpro

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I could be wrong, but I did not hear anything about Apple revising the Backlit Keyboard on their new MBPs that came out early June. Was this not made public for a reason or just small upgrade that needed no advertising? Or am I totally living on another planet and everyone knew about this? :p

I checked one out for the first time today and.... now, there is a light sensor(next to the cam) to automatically turn the Backlit Keyboard off during daylight when you don't need it - to save battery life.

...it makes sense, but personally I want the option to always have it off to save battery, no matter the conditions around.

I just found a reason to not want a 13" MBP over my uni MB ;)

New MBPs Users (June 09 or later) - is there customization with this new feature?

cheers,
CrackBookPro:cool:
p.s. ...this makes me enjoy my collector's edition ever more!
 

NewMacbookPlz

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Always been there.

Same light sensor the screen uses to auto-dim if you have that option enabled.
 

spinnerlys

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It was there in the October 2008 version of the MBP, and it was already present in the models before that (PowerBook).

It's a feature you can en/disable via System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard > Illuminate keyboard in low light conditions.
There are also the F5 and F6 keys to manually light the keyboard.

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crackbookpro

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...wow, I'm an idiot :eek:

The apple consultant at best buy said that is a new feature in the MBP 13" they just got in the store today.

I feel stupid, but I feel even more stupid listening to the Apple consultant at Best Buy. Thought he would know better than me :rolleyes:

...my first guess, the guy was probably trying to sell me ....:mad:

don't ask which Best Buy I was at? ...I'm not getting anyone in trouble!

...administrator, sorry for the waste of server space.

p.s. Paula Dean is a lot cooler than this thread :p http://www.pauladeen.com/
 

NewMacbookPlz

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The guy was 1/2 right.

It's now available on the low end MBP whereas the 2.0ghz UMB didn't offer the backlit keyboard.
 
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