times to throw away your backlit ABS keycap

[JC.]

No comment, just watching the pictures

[Muirium]

What material is this?

[JC.]

It uses PBT+POM (POM for the letters part)

[SL89]

but WHY would they make the legends for the Symbols on the numrow the POM and not the Numbers...

This would be great on my code until Round 5 ships

[Compgeke]

These keys were actually ABS, although I haven't had the laptop for a year. As a 15 year old I thought that backlit keyboard was badass (and I did't even buy it knowing it had a backlit board). Kind of like the way it was pulled off though as the entire back of the keyboard lit up making it even, something hard to pull off with MX switches.

[Muirium]

Laptops do indeed make a better job of backlighting than mechanical keyboards have achieved, so far:



Mind, I have that very backlight off 99% of the time on my MacBook Pro. It's only useful when typing unusual strings in the dark. But that's touch typing and keyboard snobbery for you!

[BlueBär]

but WHY would they make the legends for the Symbols on the numrow the POM and not the Numbers...

All legends are POM, it's just that the LEDs are on the top side and therefore the number legends don't get illuminated as much.

Nice jobs with the legends Vortex. AGAIN.

Alt Win Control

[SL89]

but WHY would they make the legends for the Symbols on the numrow the POM and not the Numbers...

All legends are POM, it's just that the LEDs are on the top side and therefore the number legends don't get illuminated as much.

Thanks for clarifying BlueBär

[strafe]

My IKBC keyboard appears to have keycaps made by the same manufacturer, but the bottom row and function row have the legends in the middle, so back lighting wouldn't really work very well. I held my phone's light up to a keycap and it partially lights up.

I wish the set in the original post used 'Fn' instead of

Here's a picture of my work keyboard, including awful font

[bitemyweewee]

Laptops do indeed make a better job of backlighting than mechanical keyboards have achieved, so far:
Mind, I have that very backlight off 99% of the time on my MacBook Pro. It's only useful when typing unusual strings in the dark. But that's touch typing and keyboard snobbery for you!

Do you know if PBT replacement caps are available for the mac book pro? I've heard that they shine pretty quickly :/

[Muirium]

Wishful thinking! I seriously doubt it. Although there are so many Macs out there now that it's possible…

[dorkvader]

but WHY would they make the legends for the Symbols on the numrow the POM and not the Numbers...

This would be great on my code until Round 5 ships

What do you mean?

It's obvious that the entire legend is POM. The reason the top part is backlit is because that's the part directly above the LED.

[Muirium]

Yup. That's the inherent problem with backlighting and MX: the offset LED position.

They need either better internal reflection in the transparent plastic, or better yet: lighting in the cap itself.