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...had no idea they added a new feature to the Backlit Keyboard in June

crackbookpro

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? 😛

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😎
p.s. ...this makes me enjoy my collector's edition ever more!
 
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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...wow, I'm an idiot 😱

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 🙄

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

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 😛 http://www.pauladeen.com/
 
Chundles said:
What's all this Collector's Edition nonsense?
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That's nonsense - like my thread. I did it for it shiz n giggles when I saw a ton doing it in their sigs.

...I guess that means I'm a follower 😛

......and the thread lives......😱🙄😛😉
 
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