Is the keyboard limited to light blue as its only back-lit color? Most gaming keyboards do a red/blue combo, and some have more then just two colors, but in all the pictures I can find for this keyboard, it only shows that light blue color being used. Is the keyboard limited to light blue as its only back-lit color? Most gaming keyboards do a red/blue combo, and some have more then just two colors, but in all the pictures I can find for this... » Read More Is the keyboard limited to light blue as its only back-lit color? Most gaming keyboards do a red/blue combo, and some have more then just two colors, but in all the pictures I can find for this keyboard, it only shows that light blue color being used. « Show Less
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Standard Blackwidow Ultimate has only blue with five intensity levels. There are other versions that give other colors (Dragon Age 2 with red and Battlefield 3 with orange), but each keyboard can only give one color at a time.
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If you're still wondering, it now offers an entire spectrum with the new Blackwidow Chroma which will be available in September of 2014.
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It's not really designed for gaming, but excellent for general use and programming. Light gaming has no issues, but if you want something more suited for gaming, you'd probably be better off using another keyboard. There is no backlight.
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Hello Hanson. The keyboard is currently not back-lit. I am not sure if you can purchase one that does do that. The only other thing that I have come across for the back-lit option was the Razer Edge keyboard, but those are not currently available.
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Nancy, the keyboard has some faults. Rarely you will find a keyboard that allows 6 keys to be pressed at the same time without missing a letter. I actually feel that this keyboard is worse than that. It also has a glaringly bad light that lights up with every keystroke. This keyboard isn't the best thing for a word processor for those reasons, as well as one other. The ergonomics on this keyboard are non-existant. This keyboard is perfect for home theater uses as well as for XBOX 360. Uses beyond that are really not recommended by me. Hope this helps.Battery-wise, I still have yet to exchange them out. Nancy, the keyboard has some faults. Rarely you will find a keyboard that allows 6 keys to be pressed at the same time without missing a letter. I actually feel that this keyboard is worse than that. It also has a glaringly bad light that lights up with every keystroke. This keyboard isn't the best thing for a word processor for those reasons, as well as one other. The ergonomics on this keyboard are non-existant. This keyboard is perfect for home theater uses as well as for XBOX 360. Uses beyond that are really not recommended by me. Hope this helps.Battery-wise, I still have... » Read More Nancy, the keyboard has some faults. Rarely you will find a keyboard that allows 6 keys to be pressed at the same time without missing a letter. I actually feel that this keyboard is worse than that. It also has a glaringly bad light that lights up with every keystroke. This keyboard isn't the best thing for a word processor for those reasons, as well as one other. The ergonomics on this keyboard are non-existant. This keyboard is perfect for home theater uses as well as for XBOX 360. Uses beyond that are really not recommended by me. Hope this helps.Battery-wise, I still have yet to exchange them out. « Show Less
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Looks to me that the keys are illuminated underneath. The keys don't appear to be actually lit individually. However the blue lighting make it harder so see the keys. They should have make it where you can change the lit colors.
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Hey there buyer. As Endres and Sancho have said previously, the only lights that are on the keyboard are in the usual place in the top right of the keyboard for the num lock, caps lock, etc. lights. They are blue in color, and to be honest, I did not really find them too distracting or too bright. I'm in a relatively well lit room, so it's probably just environment. And the entire keyboard does NOT light up, it's just the top right corner.
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yes you can customize the colors which is awesome. Also, the light stays on as long as your computer is on. I had a similar logitech keyboard (older version) and the light lasted at least 4 years.if you are using this for gaming it is by far the best ( IMO ) as all the shortcut keys are on the left side and that still enables you to type easily. hope this helps.
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Mine has all 3 colors (Blue/Red/Green) left to right across keyboard. Check that your USB port can provide +5 volts to the keyboard. Some ports do not.
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I learned something recently. The color is brown, like the switches, not orange. I recently saw a blue version with blue switches. Palm meet face! Who knew?
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Only blue for color, the intensity has 3 levels controlled by repeated pressing of a round button above the prtscn key. Still the best illumination of any keyboard I have had and I have had high end eclipse and Logitech keyboards. I have another computer with an eclipse attached. People often comment how much easier the Corsair is to see in light and dark situations. The metallic surface behind the keys I think helps to brighten the individual led lights behind the keys. A very well made keyboard. The macro keys on the left are not illuminated tho and neither are the insert, delete, home, page up page down (9 key set below the light button) Hope this helps you make your decision. Only blue for color, the intensity has 3 levels controlled by repeated pressing of a round button above the prtscn key. Still the best illumination of any keyboard I have had and I have had high end eclipse and Logitech keyboards. I have another computer with an eclipse attached. People often comment how much easier the Corsair is to see in light and dark situations. The metallic surface behind the keys I think helps to brighten the individual led lights behind the keys. A very well made keyboard. The macro keys on the left are not illuminated tho and neither are the insert, delete, home,... » Read More Only blue for color, the intensity has 3 levels controlled by repeated pressing of a round button above the prtscn key. Still the best illumination of any keyboard I have had and I have had high end eclipse and Logitech keyboards. I have another computer with an eclipse attached. People often comment how much easier the Corsair is to see in light and dark situations. The metallic surface behind the keys I think helps to brighten the individual led lights behind the keys. A very well made keyboard. The macro keys on the left are not illuminated tho and neither are the insert, delete, home, page up page down (9 key set below the light button) Hope this helps you make your decision. « Show Less
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I bought the keyboard described as Ivation Letter Illuminated Large Print Full Size Multimedia Computer Keyboard - Gentle, Crisp & Clear Blue LED Lights Illuminate Each Key with Adjustable Brightness As it says it is adjustable for brightness. It is not adjustable for color. There is a button where you can cycle from full brightness, less bright, less bright and off. I really like the letters in a blue LED coloring. The light appears to shine through a stencil like cut out in each black key. So I don't think I'll wear the letters off the keys as I did with my last few regular keyboards. I bought the keyboard described as Ivation Letter Illuminated Large Print Full Size Multimedia Computer Keyboard - Gentle, Crisp & Clear Blue LED Lights Illuminate Each Key with Adjustable Brightness As it says it is adjustable for brightness. It is not adjustable for color. There is a button where you can cycle from full brightness, less bright, less bright and off. I really like the letters in a blue LED coloring. The light appears to shine through a stencil like cut out in each black key. So I don't think I'll wear the letters off the keys as I did with my last few regular keyboards.
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Supposively they are Cherry blues, but they fail so often in this keyboard that I'm not convinced this information is true. Had three of them, all three had their switches fail after about a month. I have three other keyboards with Cherry switches and none of them has that problem.
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I have used the keyboard for gaming... I found no issues, but I have not tried it extensively. It is obviously not a high-end gaming keyboard, but it should work fine for some light gaming. There is no backlight in this keyboard.
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I bought the keyboard described as Ivation Letter Illuminated Large Print Full Size Multimedia Computer Keyboard - Gentle, Crisp & Clear Blue LED Lights Illuminate Each Key with Adjustable Brightness As it says it is adjustable for brightness. It is not adjustable for color. There is a button where you can cycle from full brightness, less bright, less bright and off. I really like the letters in a blue LED coloring. The light appears to shine through a stencil like cut out in each black key. So I don't think I'll wear the letters off the keys as I did with my last few regular keyboards.
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Hey George! The keyboard has two usb's, one is for the lighting and the other is for keyboard functions. You can unplug one of the usb cord's to just use the keyboard, the software is so you can customize your hotkeys and colors!
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They are adjustable, and have many modes between which keys are backlit. I find that I use them on the lowest setting, and the keys themselves are not overly annoying in dark rooms on this setting. On bright settings, they can be quite bright. I'm typing this response right now in a dark room with no other lights on, and on the dimmest setting (out of 5 levels) they certainly aren't brighter than my monitor light. I usually use the keyboard on this setting, and it never distracts me from gaming sessions, if that's what you are worried about.
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Hey, David. It's mainly the green LED back-lit keys. I recommend the expert edition though. As all it's keys are programmable, it does have the green LED back-lit keys, and it's just a lot more fun to look at. :)