Does the keyboard have "back lighting" or are the keys "backlit", for low light situations?
1601985
There is an option to have the keys backlit.... simply press and hold the fn key while tapping the spacebar which will either turn on or off the backlights.
1601986
The keyboard is backlit, but you will need to adjust the power settings if you want the backlighting on while on battery.
1601987
The keyboard lights up when the laptop is opened. There does not appear to be a way (that I can find) to control this independently.
1601988
There is a back lighting option that you can enable or disable with a keyboard shortcut. When it's enabled, the lighting is quite bright and effective -- I found it to work really well for using the laptop in the dark.
1168990
There are 3-4 different backlighting modes...one of which is completely turned off. No issues entering bios after installation. Had this keyboard for about 6 months and I love it. The only thing that's missing is volume control, but can manage without that.
745
The keyboard does not have backlight ability. The text font on the keys give it that illusion but it does not.
1143066
There is no lighting in the keyboard at all, however, the screen is brightly lit so I have no problem at all seeing the keyboard. Hope this answers your question.
1168991
Back light can be off, low, medium, high and "breathing" mode, where it fades from brightest to dimmest and back again.I had no problems with BIOS and this is the keyboard I used to set up my last build.
2173841
Keyboard is backlit and has varying degrees of brightness and the back light can even be turned off if u so desire
1686926
Yup. My keyboard has red LED back lighting and you can see the keys just fine in the dark even at the lowest setting.
1198049
No backlight on the keyboard, but the battery life runs at least as long as the other laptops I've used for browsing and docs. You MUST have a laptop cooling fan with it at all times, however. It will overheat without one.
630390
No backlighting on the keys. The screen provides some light but not as good as the keys may have
919421
This keyboard lights up all around and atop the keys in the dark or in dim light. The whole board is backlit and easy to use. This is my second of these keyboards and they are terrific. One thing I do to any keyboard is paint the keys with a strong clear nail polish as I tend to be very hard on the surface of my keyboards and can lose the letters. Hope this helps . Enjoy your keyboard.
1467858
The keyboard functions and feels we exactly the same as the back lit version. I have one of each. Just the keys are quieter.
1440355
YES! It definitely has a backlit keyboard. It turns itself off after not using the keyboard for a while, maybe after one minute of non-use. But as soon as you touch a key it light up again. The lighting is quite a nice feature. I've had my Aspire M5 for several weeks now and am very happy with my choice. No complaints.
391071
Hi, no....it doesn't have backlit keys, but I would still recommend it over most any other keyboard (unless you spend the majority of your time in the dark)
1041884
Yes... The keyboard is back-lit and can be turned on or off with a key-stroke.
180672
no, it is not backlit....I actually use it with a monitor and wireless keyboard. Performance has been good....knock on wood!
675116
The Key's do not glow, Except around the rubberized media keys on the sides, There is a front and back light as well as one Keyboard logo in the top right. They have a medium brightness effect good enough that it can make an impression from a distance, but not too light that it would be annoying or distracting.
1222177
No, the keyboard is not backlit. It is flat matte just as the pictures show. :)