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You know what I'd pay $199 for?
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spillproof
macrumors 68020
I dunno... the regular one is $49... and I'm thinking it would be a bit involved to make it really high quality and maybe throw in wireless.
Bennieboy©
macrumors 65816
white carbon fibre with maybe slate grey or titanium grey keys <3 no back lights, that would be awesome, haha
Pressure
macrumors 603
thermodynamic
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Maybe $60.
I prefer my Logitech G11, with programmable keys and blue backlighting. (pity the keycaps can't be reversed, for the ALT and logo keys, to make them match my MBP...)
UltraNEO*
macrumors 601
I use the backlighting all the time on my keyboard and I do know how to touch-type at about 120-130 WPM I might add so I never use it to actually type. But the backlighting is quite useful when trying to find specific function keys (ie media controls).
And I would probably pay up to $100 for a wireless keyboard with black keys and white backlighting. That's somewhat reasonable considering their current wireless keyboard is $80.
UltraNEO*
macrumors 601
I have backlight keyboards on some of my laptops but I never use the terminals in poor lighting conditions where the backlight is actually active. Why? Cause it's really bad for your eye-sight.
Same here. This is the only reason I don't use a Mac KB. I want the keypad on a BT one.
synth3tik
macrumors 68040
My back lighting on my MB has been disabled for months now I guess. I never noticed at all.
Apple over charges for everything. So if there was something like a back lite keyboard, I am sure Apple would charge close to $199. Although I would have to argue the worth of something like that being more like $65.
Apple over charges for everything. So if there was something like a back lite keyboard, I am sure Apple would charge close to $199. Although I would have to argue the worth of something like that being more like $65.
OrangeSVTguy
macrumors 601
+1! LOL
Only thing I still remember from 15 years ago! lol. Who needs backlight when you know where all the keys are? 😕 I'd rather get the additional 15 minutes of battery life 😛.
I'm kidding tho. I never cared for it but it would look damn cool tho. Not worth $199.
Now $199 for a slim Aluminum keypad w/o numpad and with backlit OLED programmable icon keys. Now that would be nice.
I bet people would dish out $299 for such a keyboard.
But I agree I think it would be fairly priced at $99.
But I agree I think it would be fairly priced at $99.
nightfly13
macrumors 6502a
I guess having my white keys a foot from my 30" display keeps plenty of light on it. I enjoy it for my MBP, though.
Alright Apple... there are probably ten customers right here... and think of all the people myspacing at 2am in the dark, trying to make a 🙂 and hittine the damn "(" or "_" keys... there's a market for a keyboard with "precision backlighting."