Best Laptops With a Backlit Keyboard

A backlit keyboard lights the keys from underneath, so you can type in a dark room, on a night train or on a plane with the cabin lights down. Every laptop here has one.

It’s a small feature you notice every day, and it’s often the first thing cut on cheap laptops. If you write, study or work in the evenings, it’s worth filtering for.

Gaming laptops often have RGB backlighting in colours or zones; everyday laptops use white. Either works for typing.

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