Z60T Thinklight sort of useless

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firefly2700 · #1 Post by **firefly2700** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 1:09 pm

I Thinklight on my Z60T is yellow and sort of dim, compared to a bright white light on my X22. I find the yellow color unusable and the light from the screen does a better job. Is this the same for everyone?

a31pguy · #2 Post by **a31pguy** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:00 pm

In theory, yellow is supposed to be better for not ruining your night vision.

jcan · #3 Post by **jcan** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:33 pm

I got a same experience.
Currently, I'm using T60 and thinklight is much better working than Z60t.
It really lights up whole keyboard now.

firefly2700 wrote:I Thinklight on my Z60T is yellow and sort of dim, compared to a bright white light on my X22. I find the yellow color unusable and the light from the screen does a better job. Is this the same for everyone?

Talon88 · #4 Post by **Talon88** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:24 pm

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Yes, why they change to yellow color at the
first place....??!!

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christopher_wolf · #5 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:33 pm

Correct me if I am wrong, but it was also yellow on some of the other Thinkpads; namely the R and X series.

Beats me why they decided to go with it on the Z60; although it actually *does* provide some good lighting if it is dark enough. Not sure if it is the same as the white ThinkLights on the T Series Thinkpads. Good idea to save your night-vision though.

Website · #6 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:36 pm

My R40 is white blue/white light and is MUCH brighter than my T21's light.

dmar · #7 Post by **dmar** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:19 am

Sorry, can't comment on the Z b/c I don't have one. But I'll give some feedback on the thinkpads I do have... my X31's thinklight is a bright white light, and my T42 is the same brilliant bulb (and arguably 30-50% brighter than my X series).

#8 Post by **archer6** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:30 am

I am currently using a Z & T series. Yes, the Z is yellow and T is white, both seem to do a good job. When I place the two laptops side by side in a very low light condition they seem to provide the same amount of illumination. I tend to prefer the yellow as it lights up the area without being as noticeable as the while light.

hockeyref200 · #9 Post by **hockeyref200** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:53 pm

I have a z60m with the Ti cover, and the thinklight is most definately "orange". When I see it on the keypad, its red/orange.

It seems to work decently well, if its dark enough, otherwise it just "helps" a little. Plus it doesnt quite reach to the end of the keyboards. Of course its better than nothing!

firefly2700 · #10 Post by **firefly2700** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:14 pm

thanks for everyone's responses, i think Hockey's best sums up how I feel about the Thinklight. In honesty, it was not that dark of a room when I tried it. I'll try using it again in a darker setting. Z60t rocks though.

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