MacBook Air Supplies Constrained Ahead of Refresh?

[bradl]

I said at the beginning of my post, and you completely ignored the point, the light from the screen provides sufficient illumination to see the characters on the keys easily. I have the current generation 13" Macbook Air and took it into a room as completely devoid of light save from the screen as possible. As I suspected, the screen threw off more than adequate light to see the keys clearly. So again, the backlit keyboard is more novelty than necessity.

And as I said in my post, which you more than likely did not read, you take your eyesight for granted. Try going without it or with a very limited version of it, and you will see how important a backlit keyboard really is. So to YOU, it may be a novelty, but to others, it definitely is an important feature.

BL.

 

[curvephotograph]

Just hoping they dont go all left field and drop usb totally from the air in favor of one thunderbolt connection or it will be pretty useless for some time. I don't see a rash of manufacturers rushing to make thunderbolt devices? Card readers and flash drives etc.

 

[MartiNZ]

Why don't you try that in the dark with the screen light at the lowest setting and the angle of the screen at more than 90 degrees.
You can't see the keys.

Lowest brightness because you're conserving battery life? And yet you'd use a keyboard backlight? Or just to not disturb others in the darkness? Either way I am yet to understand the application of the backlit keyboard - the damn thing has index finger bumps, and that's all I'm looking for.

I don't suppose the caps lock light sheds enough for usage?

 

[OceanView]

Lowest brightness because you're conserving battery life? And yet you'd use a keyboard backlight? Or just to not disturb others in the darkness? Either way I am yet to understand the application of the backlit keyboard - the damn thing has index finger bumps, and that's all I'm looking for.

I don't suppose the caps lock light sheds enough for usage?

Where did I say anything about conserving battery life?
If you're in a dark room, you want to lower the screen brightness otherwise the bright screen will make you squint your eyes. You can also control the brightness level of the keyboard.

Just cause you don't have a use for a backlit keyboard does not mean others also don't have a use for it.