Can one make or buy backlit keyboards?

**Maheriano** · 03-11-2009, 05:53 PM

This is purely to do with laptops and nothing to do with car computers.

Dell offers them but a local company I want to use doesn't for obvious reasons. Dell builds computers so they can easily put one in if it's compatible. So I'm wondering if I bought an Acer Aspire, is there any sort of aftermarket backlit keyboard I can buy to swap into it?

**bemenaker** · 03-12-2009, 10:27 AM

Dell e4300's have a backlit keyboard.

**Maheriano** · 03-13-2009, 01:14 AM

Are you seriously suggesting I swap the keyboard from a random Dell laptop into an Acer? Are you sure you're on the right forum?

**Fiberoptic** · 03-13-2009, 08:02 AM

Originally Posted by Maheriano

This is purely to do with laptops and nothing to do with car computers.

Dell offers them but a local company I want to use doesn't for obvious reasons. Dell builds computers so they can easily put one in if it's compatible. So I'm wondering if I bought an Acer Aspire, is there any sort of aftermarket backlit keyboard I can buy to swap into it?

Maybe you could hack some of the parts out of an external keyboard like this:

[media]http://vimeo.com/2788340[/media]

**bemenaker** · 03-13-2009, 10:23 AM

No I was answering your question. And being this is a forum where people mod/mix n match, anything is possible.

**jjh221** · 03-13-2009, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by Fiberoptic

Maybe you could hack some of the parts out of an external keyboard like this:

[media]http://vimeo.com/2788340[/media]

thats pretty neat!

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