I am in love with this mirror! It's lights up!! Which is so awesome. I don't have to worry about additional lighting. The light on the mirror is enough. It has 3 light settings and 3 light modes. It's a tough screen light control, so cool. The LED light NEVER needs replaced! It also has a 10x magnification piece that's magnetic so it can be placed anywhere on the mirror or you don't have to use it if you didn't want to. The charging base it has can be used or not used just depends on what your needing it for. So it basically can be use with and without the cord. My only complaint is the magnetic magnifier is a bit on the heavy side, so when you put it on the main mirror it slides down to the bottom. It won't stay towards the top. But other then that I'm so glad I was able to try this because I'm in love!