I LOVE this lamp!
I was sitting on my bed last night doing some embroidery and I noticed that I really needed some more light on the "subject."  My hubby reminded me that I had the Verilux lamp still in the box that had not yet been opened.  I said I would LOVE to have that to enlighten my work if it wouldn't be too much trouble and he had the tools available.  10 minutes later I was sitting there using this wonderful lamp!  Most of that 10 minutes was cutting up the box to get the lamp out of it.  He didn't use any tools that I saw, he just stretched it out from the slightly bent position it was in for shipping and plugged it in!  This lamp has two on switches so you can decide just how bright you want it.  There is a grill looking shield that protects the bulbs that I think is a great idea.  It seems to be made of a plastic of some sort and this does not prevent any light from getting thru to your reading/working area.<br />This is a strong recommend to buy and I think the price is very, very fair for this nicely made lamp.
Rating: 5 stars