Mechanical Backlit Lighting

[Guest]

Hi, I'm looking for a keyboard that has the lights shinning through the keys directly centered under. I was wondering if anyone knows of a few types let me know. 

[Atmos]

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/keyboard/#k=1&b=90,82,59,57,56,54,47,46,40,23&sort=a8

 

Pick your poison, all are mechanical, and all have backlighting.

[Guest]

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/keyboard/#k=1&b=90,82,59,57,56,54,47,46,40,23&sort=a8

 

Pick your poison, all are mechanical, and all have backlighting.

Right, but they have to be directly under the key, they can't be offset like corsair's keyboards 

[Wauthar]

Not quite sure what you mean. These days any keyboard that has backlight, has keycaps that let the light shine through them.

[Guest]

Not quite sure what you mean. These days any keyboard that has backlight, has keycaps that let the light shine through them.

The source of the light under the key has to be centered under the key, not off set. 

[profesorfrink42]

The source of the light under the key has to be centered under the key, not off set.

Why?

It's impossible to put an LED right there since that's where the mechanical part is.

[ShadowCaptain]

The source of the light under the key has to be centered under the key, not off set. 

 

not possible with mechanical keyboards, since the key has to have a plunger etc

[Guest]

damn :\

[welshname]

Next best thing is going to be one of the RGB switches in the Corsair RGB series keyboard.  The LED is mounted inside the switch rather than just above it.  Have a look at LTT video about the Corsair K70 RGB.

[Tonylu1595]

If you wanted to put in colors, why not just get a RGB keyboard?

[Verne]

Logitech G910 with its Romer-G switches and SteelSeries Apex M800 with QS1 switches both feature "centered led lighting". That's about the only thing they do "better". They cost a lot more than most other mechanical keyboards and most people seem to not like the switches' "feeling" as much as the more common Cherry MX switches. The Romer-G switches are similar to MX Browns while the QS1 switches are similar to MX Red, as far as I know. If you absolutely must have centered lighting, those two are worth checking out.