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ThinkLight was a keyboard light present on many older ThinkPad families of notebook computers. The series was originally designed by IBM, and then developed and produced by Lenovo since 2005. The ThinkLight has been replaced by a backlight keyboard on later generations of ThinkPads, and Lenovo has discontinued the ThinkLight in 2013. [1]
The ThinkPad Yoga series laptops have a "backlit" keyboard that flattens when flipped into tablet mode. This is accomplished with a platform surrounding the keys which rises until level with the keyboard buttons, a locking mechanism that prevents key presses, and feet that pop out to prevent the keyboard from directly resting on flat surfaces.
ThinkPad is a line of business-oriented laptop and tablet computers produced since 1992. The early models were designed, created and manufactured by International Business Machines (IBM) until it sold its PC business to Lenovo in 2005; since 2007, all new ThinkPad models have been branded Lenovo instead [5] and the Chinese manufacturer has continued to develop and sell ThinkPads to the present ...
All 16" models have a standard 6-row ThinkPad Precision Keyboard (with Numeric Keypad and optional backlight), TrackPoint and touchpad, and optional fingerprint reader. In 2022, the 15.6" and 17.3" configurations have been dropped in favor of a 16" one, with the Core HX series, which replaced the mobile Xeon W line.
The ThinkPad X-series laptops released in 2011 by Lenovo were the X120e, X220, X220i, X220 Tablet and X1. In some models the keyboard is significantly changed: The extra buttons for mute, volume up, and volume down are moved under Fn+Fxx keys. The shape of the keys and the distance between keys are changed (Chiclet or Island-style keyboard).
The keyboard sends the key code to the keyboard driver running in the main computer; if the main computer is operating, it commands the light to turn on. All the other indicator lights work in a similar way. The keyboard driver also tracks the shift, alt and control state of the keyboard.
CF-31 units may also be equipped with a sealed backlit keyboard or a rubberized backlit keyboard, as well as a fingerprint scanner or smart card reader for additional security. Just like the CF-30 and below, it also supports a DVD drive, secondary battery, or if one removes a rubber "bumper" strip on the inside of the media bay door, a dummy ...
The ThinkBook line is marketed towards small business users and gets the same market position as Lenovo's ThinkPad E series. The ThinkBook does not have a TrackPoint, physical touchpad buttons, and has a simplified keyboard layout. However, the ThinkBook has an aluminum case (instead of a plastic Thinkpad E case).