Would this light be bright enough to do homework at a desk? Edit 03/29/13: Thanks for all the input that all of you have given me. I am looking for a wireless light solution to replace my current wired lamp. Do any of you have any recommendations for...
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You possibly could use it as desktop lighting. It is not ideal in my opinion...not very bright. Also, the battery life is supposedly not very long. I would describe it as a "very bright night light", plus it looks great!!
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I use it for a corner of my desk that the overhead light does not light up. This light is actually pretty bright. I am totally satisfied with it. I have the light about 10 inches above the base. Lights up a pretty decent amount of desk space.
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Hello, to answer that I would have to go to all the specs. Basically another port and a brighter light would be work 25$ if you need it. I am using a back-lit system (from another source) - and with my very dedicated function (in a research lab) I would have no use for the other port. The scope I got was a great deal - and seems to be amazing for the price. If you need those other elements I would say go for it.
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I bought 3 sets of these for under the cabinet lighting for our kitchen.1 controller went out, I am trying to send it back for replacement now.As for the light, they are really nice and I think would work well for a desk, however, the power supply/controller is very large and bulky.You need to make sure you have some place to hide this up under a shelf or somewhere. I will take up desk space I bet you won't want to give up.Finally, I have not noticed any interference with WiFi or cell service. I'm an electrical engineer, and my personal experience is LED light is much preferred over florescent lighting in terms of communication interference.Sorry the response took so long, hope this helps. I bought 3 sets of these for under the cabinet lighting for our kitchen.1 controller went out, I am trying to send it back for replacement now.As for the light, they are really nice and I think would work well for a desk, however, the power supply/controller is very large and bulky.You need to make sure you have some place to hide this up under a shelf or somewhere. I will take up desk space I bet you won't want to give up.Finally, I have not noticed any interference with WiFi or cell service. I'm an electrical engineer, and my personal experience is LED light is... » Read More I bought 3 sets of these for under the cabinet lighting for our kitchen.1 controller went out, I am trying to send it back for replacement now.As for the light, they are really nice and I think would work well for a desk, however, the power supply/controller is very large and bulky.You need to make sure you have some place to hide this up under a shelf or somewhere. I will take up desk space I bet you won't want to give up.Finally, I have not noticed any interference with WiFi or cell service. I'm an electrical engineer, and my personal experience is LED light is much preferred over florescent lighting in terms of communication interference.Sorry the response took so long, hope this helps. « Show Less
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I have the lamp on one end of a work table that is 4 feet long and 16 inched deep. At full bright, the lamp illuminates the entire surface, but is brighter at or near the lamp. If it were elevated above the surface in the middle back of your desk, it should provide decent work light on most of the surface. This is LED light, not incandesant, so at the same brightness it has a softer bluish appearance. I hope this helps your decision.
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J is correct. But glad you asked. I thought my light was broken because it went dim. Followed what J said and my light is now bright. Thanks J and Amazon for bringing this question to my attention.
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Hi Zac - I havent actually tired this, but here's the issue - USB power requirements can be variable amperage. It is very rare to see a USB device which needs over 500mA (1/2 amp), in which case if all 4 of your lights are within this spec (as almost ALL USB lights are) you will be fine - all 4 will be bright. However I do know of some USB lamps which draw 850mA, in which case you could plug only 2 of those in. If they are the usual USB lights I'd not worry, should work fine. Let us know!
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The LED light source is not user replaceable. It lasts a long, long time. If the LED light source fails, the entire desk lamp would have to be replaced.Regards,LEDwholesalers
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I like mine. It's not too bright nor too dull. For the price I'd suggest trying it as you'll never have too much light..
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Hi, James, I am not pleased with this light. It doesn't provide enough light for my needs. I was all set to send it back and ask for a replacement but I had to have surgery and the lamp got pushed to the background of things I needed to do. I am not pleased with it, thinking at first that they had sent me a used display model whose bulbs were weak. If you have had a similar problem of weak lights it must be the way the thing comes. I can't use it.
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Sorry, I don't have an answer. I placed the light I ordered at our local library and if there's been a problem, I haven't heard. I'll save this email, check with the library and get back. S. Vernon
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Hi Siu K li, I did the test for you on my light. I turned it on for one hour on high and the transformer that plugs into the wall got warm. I am an electronics guy and that is very normal for this type of device. There is nothing for you to worry about with this product, just make sure that you have plenty of space for airflow around the transformer/plug and you will be fine. I love my OXYLED desk lamp... Take care, Steve T.
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It should be fine in a desk lamp. I used mine in a wall mounted light fixture. It works well and the price was great.
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Yes, it's bright enough to read by, if it isn't located too far from the page. I have mine about 30" above my computer keyboard and it is quite bright. It gets on the hot-ish end of warm, but not so hot you can't touch it. And it uses batteries somewhat quickly, so I recommend either Enoloop rechargeables or the accessory power supply, depending on your placement needs. I think of this as wide-angle task lighting, not room lighting, so if you have dark corners, it helps a lot; for illuminating a dark room, not so much. HTH.
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I love it--and as long as it is close to the desk you'll be fine. If it is in corner away from the desk, you'll need a snazzy desk lamp.
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It's not meant to illuminate a room by itself, if that helps to answer your question. Obviously, the higher the lumens/watts. the brighter it will be. Hope that helps?
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I have CFL bulbs soft lighting with matching wattage of 40 watts per bulb and it gives a nice glow but perhaps too soft for homework but I think if I upped the wattage in my fixture to 60 watt equivalent it would be fine for homework. It is a lovely fixture.