14" laptop with backlit keyboard

Lnemo1990 on 10/11/2010 - 22:11

Hi,

Looking for a good laptop with the following minimum specs: 14" screen (don't want anything over 15"), 400gb, 4gb ram, i5, webcam, bluetooth and backlit keyboard. My budget is $950 with postage.

I found the following laptops, however the screen size is too big and they don't have backlit keyboards.

http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?product…

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

Find Me A Bargain

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ozhunter on 11/11/2010 - 01:01

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Acer-Aspire-4741G-14-LED-i5-4GB-640GB…
inherentchoice on 13/11/2010 - 12:59

I could be wrong about this, but I had the idea that with a lot of laptops, if you don't mind opening them yourself, it may not be too hard to buy a replacement keyboard part that has backlit keys? A quick search on eBay reveals about 2000 such keyboard parts at around $20-50 each, but it may of course be a little hard to find a specific one without a part number or something, and it probably won't even exist for some models of laptops…

Edit: On searching a little further I found one for my own laptop, which I'm tempted to buy considering it's $28 posted.
Crownie on 13/11/2010 - 15:08

Found this Lenovo Thinkpad EDGE 14":
Intel Core i5-450M Processor (2.40GHz, 3MB L3, 1066MHz)1
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit)12
14.0" HD (1366 x 768) 16:9 aspect Anti-Glare display with LED Backlight - Midnight Black - Smooth
(without WWAN antenna)
Intel Integrated HM55
2 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)8
UltraNav without Fingerprint Reader
320GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm4
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer5
6 Cell 2.2Ah Li-Ion Battery60
Keyboard Backlit - US English
ThinkPad Wireless BGN10
No Wireless WAN support65
1 Year Depot/Express Warranty7
http://shopap.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/auweb/Leno…

15% off with code AUPRECHRISTMAS makes it AU$789.65

I would upgrade it and chuck in a 2.0 Inbuilt Webcam for $38.50 and maybe a 9-cell battery for $40.

Comes well under your budget of $950.

EDIT- Didn't see your spec requirements :(
Going through Lenovo and adding the extra RAM, Bluetooth and upgrading the HDD, it would come to AU$930.24
Bluetooth costs $15.40 as an upgrade from Lenovo.
HDD costs $50.

But it's still under budget :D

14" laptop with backlit keyboard

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