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Why would I need backlit keys anyway? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Came up with this late at night. Not while being anywhere near a laptop though.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I genuinely don’t get the love for RGB things.

I don’t know why people like them, why they always have those weird cycle modes, and a lot of them flicker or actually cycle at a fairly slow rate which is distracting.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I can see my keyboard at night, and the keys get buffs based on the color.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't know that the high prevalence of RGB items on the market necessarily reflects a love for it. I think it just means it's cheap to produce and can be marketed as an extra feature.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

GN recently mentioned that apparently there's a demand for water coolers with screens on them (even tho they cost more) so manufacturers are making more such models. Extrapolate to rgb