Illuminated keyboards for desktops?

[belltree]

Seeing as the Macbook Pro series has the option for an illuminated keyboard, would you buy one for your desktop (iMac, Mac Pro, Mac Mini) if one was available?

[NoSmokingBandit]

I've occasionally thought this would be a cool idea, but i always have a light at my desk so it wouldnt really help me much. Sure would look cool though. OCZ makes a keyboard called the Illuminati (http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/ocz_peripherals/ocz_alchemy_series_illuminati_keyboard) thats not backlit, but the characters on the keys glow.

[thegoldenmackid]

Seeing that I don't use it on my MacBook Pro, I don't know. Although at some point when you are paying over $100, it seems like it would be a nice feature.

[belltree]

Seeing that I don't use it on my MacBook Pro, I don't know. Although at some point when you are paying over $100, it seems like it would be a nice feature.

We're already being charged >$50 for Apple keyboards, they should throw some LED's in there free of charge! ;)

[RetepNamenots]

My Saitek Eclipse II has illuminated keys; they're really very useful.

[geoffreak]

I use my Apple bluetooth keyboard as a media center controller, so having backlit keys would absolutely help me use the keyboard as well as find it.;)

[jlpoore89]

Considering that Apple's BT keyboard is $80 it should come with LED backlighting. My monitor only illuminates my keyboard when the brightness is high enough to give me a headache.:mad: And I use my keyboard away from my monitor as a media control device like geoffreak and backlighting would be very helpful.

IMO the new keyboards should have black keys (to match Apple's current products) and illuminated keys

[designgeek]

I would totally get one, there's almost no reason that at least the USB keyboards aren't backlit. It might be tough to slap a battery onto the painfully thin BT keyboard but hey, I'd buy it.