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A rather large desk lamp. 21 inches high and the base is 11 inches in diameter. Weighs 21 lbs. Two circular fluorescent tubes each 70 watts, each rated at 4290 initial lumens. One tube mainly illuminates below, the other above to provide indirect light from ceiling. This type of fluorescent tube has 10,000 hour life and the lumens decline quickly. Mean lumens probably 85% of initial lumens. Replacement tubes are expensive. Tubes can be independently dimmed to 25%. Arrived in two boxes, one box for shade. Box and shade were dented but dent could be pushed out. When placed on white table with white ceiling recorded 1000 lux at 2 feet from center of lamp and 240 lux at 4 feet (both tubes illuminated). Very good for illuminating writing desk and provides fair area illumination. Would be good in dorm room or on any reasonably sized desk. Total illumination equal to 5, 100-watt incandescent bulbs.

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This lamp is "almost" a dream for those of us who have to read for long hours and have sensitive eyes. It cuts down on glare,is adjustable and can be tailored to the situation. There are two bulbs.So I have configured mine with a warm, ambient bulb on top and a daylight bulb on the bottom for reading. Both have built in dimmer switches for variability of light intensity from off to full brightness. In addition, there is an outlet in the base which I use for a number of things and really helps with the "down on the floor on hands and knees trying to find the outlet behind the desk" issue. We have harsh fluorescent lights in our workplace offices and when people come to my office they sit for a minute and then say "wow! your office is so much more pleasant and restful. What is different?" The difference is the light from the lamp. The reason it is an "almost" dream lamp is that it is much more 'bulky" than I thought it would be and the size has three disadvantages. First, it raises the height of the lamp so that when one is sitting at the desk and the lamp is on the desk, one gets the glare from the bottom bulb full in the face. I have worked around this by putting the lamp behind me to the left on a credenza, but that means I cannot get the full benefit of the bottom light when reading. Second, it is bulky and out of perspective for a smaller office. Third, one almost needs two of these to properly light an entire office if one cuts the overheads but because of the size, that becomes problematic.All that said, if they would make this lamp smaller, and in more styles, I would buy them for use all over my home and office.