Does the button have backlight on each letter or only around the button?
1992425
Not sure what you mean by "the button" nevertheless it is as CY has stated, it is a single molded piece. The light is diminished. You would not be able to use the computer without the lights being on in the room.
1992426
It is a single pad molded to the Mac. My daughter that uses it says the light comes through the pad just and looks similar to how it does without the pad. The light is a little diminished because of extra layer.
1992427
Actually, it is only around the button, but it is enough to see the letters together with the light coming from screen.
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.
1778229
I don't remember a backlight nor what the center button did. Not trying to be nasty but I found the contraption practically useless. It kept time and date. I have a watch. Nothing else appeared to be remotely reliable.
1431037
Yep, typing on it right now in the dark. It is back lit to the color of your choosing, it can even cycle through colors... but that is distracting. And, yes it looks just like that photo. The only keys that are not back lit are the thumb mod keys below the spacebar.
1284929
Yes it does. And you can change the light brightness on the keyboard. FN+F11 and F12.
372913
Well, its a black keyboard with black keys so in the dark, no. During the day they are quite visible. I would call the backlighting subtle, it isn't super bright and during daylight its hardly noticeable. Personally I don't like a keyboard that is blazingly bright. It might be nice if there were intensity levels, but that's a lot to ask in this price range. I will say this is a great keyboard, a pleasure to work with and it is very difficult to find keyboards with orange back lighting. My only complaint is that it is compact and so the del/home etc keys are in odd places. Other than that it is speedy for typing and comfortable for gaming.
575767
No backlighting besides the steel series name on top, can't tell u how it is compared to the mad catz never owned it, but FYI this isn't a mechanical key keyboard the benefit of the keyboard is the switchable key sets
2281287
The backlight it only on when a button is pressed at the top left of the dial. The station is displayed for a short time then it reverts to showing the time.
920530
all keys on the front are backlighted...ist a combination of hitting the "function" key and the "backlight" key.
1088389
The keys are covered, with black letters printed on them, so that part of the backlighting does not show through. The area around the keys is translucent so some of the border lighting does come through.
1626313
You turn on the keyboard backlight with the f5 key (I did not know what the whiskered caterpillar symbol was either at first).
1477818
It has a tail switch. The button on the side switches between brightness levels.
899657
It has a small light above the keypad that lights up when a button is depressed. However it is not very bright.
2152793
There is a side button. The only thing I did not like is that you only get a portion of the lights on at a time, so less effect.
1305462
Yes there is a very small light next to the button, but the switch is not illuminated. You can use the light to find the switch only in total darkness.
1786715
The key letterings themselves are transparent so that, when the light is turned on, the area around and the letters on the keys are both illuminated. However, this makes it slightly difficult to see the keys without the light on.
1509314
The back light is strictly manually. However the button is located at the very base of the remote making it very easy to find in the dark. You can find the PDF file of the manual here: http://www.universalremote.com/resources/pdfs/wr7_manual.pdf