Is It OK to Just Leave the Keyboard Illumination on?

[tolive]

Just got a new mid-09 uMBP 15", I don't think that the ambient light sensor is put at a right place - now, with the ambient light sensor put next to the web cam, the keyboard illuminates as long as the ambient light sensor is not DIRECTLY towards light source.

Is it OK to just leave the keyboard illumination on? what's its lift span? If it's the same as the LED backlight, then I don't care if the keyboard illumination is on or not.

 

[geoffreak]

You don't have to worry about the keyboard lighting going out. I haven't ever heard of anyone having the light fail. Something else will render your machine useless long before the backlight fails.

 

[tolive]

Great, thanks!
Then I guess I'll download Lab Tick and simply turn the backlight on permanently.

You don't have to worry about the keyboard lighting going out. I haven't ever heard of anyone having the light fail. Something else will render your machine useless long before the backlight fails.

 

[geoffreak]

Just have it automatically turn off the backlight when it is bright out to save battery.

 

[Snowbound]

Yeah, I'd just leave it on the default settings... doesn't seem to be a good reason to change it and having it always on can only hurt battery life.

 

[pprior]

Just have it automatically turn off the backlight when it is bright out to save battery.

How do you set this option?

 

[Higgs1]

How do you set this option?

System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard "Illuminate keyboard in low light....."

 

[tolive]

The reason I posted this thread was that, the new mid-09 uMBP thinks my bright living room as "low light" unless it can see the Sun directly...

System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard "Illuminate keyboard in low light....."

 

[applebook]

When I had my MBP with backlit-keys, I always left it on because it just looks so cool. I say leave it on.