Great, But One Flaw
I bought this to wake me up in the morning, so I can't talk to how it works as a desk lamp. It's a nice bright light, so I don't see that there would be any problems. As a morning alarm, it is a very bright light and it can be positioned so it is right over your face, which are both good thing. The one downside that I have found is that the light will turn itself off after a certain amount of time. If you have the alarm set for 6, for example, at 5:30 the light will come on, gradually getting brighter and brighter until it hits full strength at 6. Then at 6:30, it will go out completely. This might not be a problem if you are a lighter sleeper, but I sleep very heavily and half an hour is not long enough to wake me. I have been using this in conjunction with my existing alarm, rather than instead of as I was hoping. That works quite well, and I wake up less groggy and dragging with the light than I ever did without. Overall, it isn't perfect, but I'm still very satisfied with this product.
Rating: 4 stars