I have an old magnified wall mirror circa 1990s that I love. We just repainted the area where it is mounted an I became aware that the plastic casing (old style) had seriously yellowed (shocker after 20 years!). I looked on line to see if I could find a replacement and found this one. The metal casing seems like it will be an improvement and It looks beautiful on my freshly painted wall. the swing arm works great and the lighting is adequate. My only complaint is the 5X magnification. I think my old one must have been 2X...or possibly as much as 3X. 5X is a lot closer than I might have thought I would want to see myself. I don't really need that everyday reminder that I am getting older!