Cheap Sunlight Desk Lamp - 150 Watt of Light Output Consumes 27 Watts

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I live in Wisconsin and our winters are cold, snowy, cloudy and just overall nasty which leads a lot of people to feel depressed especially during the winter. I purchased this lamp to help alleviate possible Seasonal Affective Disorder. A friend had a different lamp with the same 27W 6500K CRI 80 CFL bulb in it and I was impressed with that one but it was made of mostly plastic, so decided to give the mostly metal one a try. This lamp works but I have to say I'm somewhat disappointed.

Positives:

Light output seems decent enough if you stare into it (I kind of thought it would be brighter though)

The lamp body is about 1/2 metal and 1/2 plastic, more quality materials than most products these days

Negatives:

I was unaware from the description that this lamp is only adjustable up and down at the top screw near the head of the lamp and the middle screw at the middle of the lamp. The head of the lamp does not pivot from side to side like almost all desk lamps do (this is the first one I've ever had that doesn't. This is VERY inconvenient and makes this lamp not very adjustable for a lot of purposes. The lamp also does not adjust in a circular motion around the base (again most other desk lamps do turn). Whoever designed this lamp was not very 'bright'! (my attempt at a lame joke) :)

Upon arrival, the plastic parts (the black parts seen in the picture) are discolored. This was shipped in the winter and it appears the cold temperature affected the plastic somehow as parts of it are white which doesn't come off so it looks rather used.

Concensus:

I probably would not purchase this again. Yeah, the metal is nice but having metal in lieu of a lamp head that pivots and a lamp that is able to turn at least a little is not worth the trade off for me. I would opt for a plastic 27W 6500K lamp with a head that is adjustable. I also wanted to make a comment on a previous review that said this lamp is a touch lamp...it is not. It has a normal black switch on the base of the lamp which seems to work well. I haven't really had any problems yet with the lamp being tippy, but I have noticed that when it is adjusted to a higher height it wobbles if you move the table/desk even a little bit. For those that are wondering too...the diameter of the base of the lamp is 7.5" and the lamp is about 29-30" high when raised to it's higher level.

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I liked this lamp so much I purchased two. As another noted; it can topple if extended but I've found where it balances best and left it that way it has a nice burnished red wood look along with a brushed chrome 8 inch base and bulb hood. Mine have an outlet in the base; can plug in up to 150 watt item (with my model) such as a desk clock or perhaps charge your cell phone. This particular lamp fits in nicely with cherry wood, mahoganyand with traditional furniture as well as wicker and bamboo; many things. love it and after using them for a year or more, the light is still just fineputs out plenty of light. My dog knocked one over a couple of timesand its still working.

Hi; Now been using the 2 lamps for over 3 years. I agree with others that the design of adjustments is cheaply done but they look sharp and still do with minor dusting They work great and the bulbs have not needed replacement. I rarely adjust them and if I want to turn the lamps light over another area they are light in weight to do so. I use one for desk or nightstand and a second one is positioned on a craft table. They were worth what I paid. IF I needed a lamp that often needed adjustment I would avoid these and look for a classic design made to hold up to that but mine are at a perfect height and again, I simply manually (what's that?? :D) turn the entire lamp to shine on. The outlet at the base is great for charging thingslove the feature.

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Overall I'm very pleased with this lamp. I bought it to replace a "regular" lamp that I'd used with a screw-in Ott-Lite bulb. The Ott-Lite's light level was good for a few weeks, but it faded fast, and then it refused to die, leaving me in the frustrating position of having to decide when to pull the plug. Talk about SAD.

A few notable features of the Executive Sunlight lamp:

*The light level is excellent and with not-infrequent use mine has stayed that way for a year.

*It's handsome. The brushed-nickel metal base, hood, and joints look substantial. The reddish "wood" finish is an obvious fake, but because it's dark you have to look pretty hard to notice.

*It's adjustable with two thumbscrews--primitive, but straightforward. If you extend the lamp head as far as possible from the base, it'll topple over with very little provocation. However, I've seen lots of adjustable lamps that won't stand up at all with the lamp head extended. In any case, in this lamp the bulb is well protected by the hood.

*These are "touch" lamps with the mechanism on the base. Mine shorted out when I walked across a wool carpet and it sparked when I touched it. I was amazed at how good the customer service was, though. I called to get a replacement switch, thinking I'd fix it myself, and they just sent a new lamp, no questions asked, no charge. Now I have the old one plugged into a separate on/off switch. It works fine.

For me, the charms of this lamp well outweigh the quirks. I'd buy it again in a heartbeat.

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I bought 2 of those lamps , both broke within a year, the pastic is cheap , this shouldn't happen in the first year !!! The plastic snaped above the base , strange !!

I would recomend the real wood walnut finish ,wood lasts longer than cheap plastic ,Grandrich ES-217 27-Watt Full Spectrum Desk Lamp, same lamp diffrent manuf. a bit more expensive.I just bought this one , hope is a better one , my friend has one for 5 years still working , no brake in the wood !!!

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I bought this lamp at Costco when I was a college student, so it's not like I was looking for the best lamp in the universe, but it's been years since then and I have had no urge to buy a new lamp because this one fulfills all my needs perfectly. I am an artist so I was looking for a bright light so I could draw at my computer desk. It's definitely bright enough for that. Every other light in the room can be off and I can still draw and color perfectly comfortably. (With the natural shade of light, colors don't become distorted.)

I haven't had to replace the bulb yet, and it has been nothing but completely reliable.

The fake wood finish has sustained a couple small scrapes (you can see a light-colored material underneath) but has held up pretty well, and the metal parts do not yet show any wear, even though I've moved several times since I bought the lamp.

I can see how better adjustability could be nice, but I rarely feel the need to adjust this lamp since the light it casts easily covers my entire desk area.

The only problem is that, since all you have to do to turn it on is touch the base, my cat sometimes turns it on in the middle of the night while walking on my desk.