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Mod wanted: ThinkLight equivalent?

#1 Post by K7AAY » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:17 am

Flabberghasted that my SL400 didn't have the ThinkLight.
Anyone have a mod or 3d party add-on, less clumsy than the cheap USB plug-in snake-lights, to add an LED for the keyboard?
Many thanks in advance.
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Re: Mod wanted: ThinkLight equivalent?

#2 Post by archer6 » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:49 am

K7AAY wrote:Flabberghasted that my SL400 didn't have the ThinkLight.
Anyone have a mod or 3d party add-on, less clumsy than the cheap USB plug-in snake-lights, to add an LED for the keyboard?
Many thanks in advance.
I use my ThinkLight a lot, therefore I can understand your disappointment in not having one. However I can also understand why your ThinkPad does not have it. Profit margins are very thin so manufacturers must watch every dollar they spend. Adding a ThinkLight to the entry level ThinkPad lineup is too expensive, thus they left it out. As far as an alternative, other than what you mentioned I'm not aware of anything.
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Re: Mod wanted: ThinkLight equivalent?

#3 Post by Harryc » Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:21 am

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Re: Mod wanted: ThinkLight equivalent?

#4 Post by archer6 » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:51 pm

Your sense of humor is outstanding. I got a lot of laughs out of that one... :)

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