Jeremy Nicoll wrote: > I keep hoping that my next laptop will have a backlit > keyboard but very often the machines I choose (for > other higher-priority criteria) don't have them. > > I've also tried a few clip-on mini lights (plugged into a > spare USB socket) but many such lights come with poor > quality clips &/ cables that are too short to reach the > USB socket of choice (or indeed any USB socket).
IKEA sells the Jansjo USB LED, $7.99, which has about 20cm of gooseneck which will hold its shape quite well in any shape except straight out sideways -- then it will droop. -dsr-