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Review on πŸ’‘ EppieBasic LED Desk Lamp: Stylish and Adjustable Office Lighting for Maximum Productivity by James Bull

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Well designed, with one major design flaw

Aside from the awful instruction manual (more below), this flashlight is excellent except for one glaring design flaw: the auto-dimming function dims the light in bright light, making it brighter. in dim light. Every lighting/lighting designer knows that the human eye adapts to low light conditions and needs less light to see than in bright light/daylight. They should get lighter in bright light and darker in low light. Oops! Everything else is great! Unlike most other LED flashlights, this one remembers the last settings when power is turned off and then restored. For many years we have been able to install incandescent lamps in timers and switched sockets. But for some strange reason, most of today's touch-controlled LED lights don't remember their last settings and won't turn back on when power is turned off and then restored. Switch sockets, timers and intelligent sockets become unusable as a result. But this lamp does it right! Its form factor is also unusual/unique and good for a modern desk with one or two monitors. All in all this is an amazing table lamp! But only four stars because they ruined the auto dimming feature. Fix it, send a replacement and I'll happily change my rating to five stars! But documentation. Pooh! This is another example of translation from another language to English by people who absolutely don't need it - google translate would do a better job. Lines like "Press once to activate/deactivate a function" and "Press the top button to activate/deactivate another function" and "PRESS BUTTON PLEASE". Oh woe! And this isn't the first time I've seen such nonsense. One day these foreign manufacturers will realize that they would achieve much more satisfaction for their customers if only they had someone who spoke English to check their documentation before shipping.

Pros
  • Weight
Cons
  • Definitely bad product