If it suits your needs, you'll like it.
I've had several such lights, and have recently tried several more... What interested me in this one were the covers over the springs. Springs make noise, catch in close, pinch fingers, gather dust... So, having covers over them meant it was worth a try. I happened to have a left hand mounting area on my desk where I could mount this and quickly determined it was best to "base" it at desk level. The reason being is it more or less "remembers" where you were working and when you swing it back, say, after a break, the entire thing swings back in the same "set up" as you had before - no need to fiddle a lot with it again. The 1.75 magnification seems to be about right for easy work. The work area through the glass isn't as distorted as it would be at higher powers, and, you have a wider "acceptable" depth of field to work in... Meaning you don't have to be that picky about where you place things under the glass to look at - you can get "in range" and be happy enough pretty quickly. The light adjustments will probably please you - again - "good enough." I mostly just pick a setting that's "good enough" and get to work. Nothing is perfect and if you worry about "perfect" you'll waste a lot of time. For the money, a good bargain. It would be nice if it lasted several years - most don't...  BTW, the head of this thing looks a bit like a thick Flying Saucer. I noticed is was "pretty big" but soon forgot about it. It also has nice curves and smooth corners on it. Great design, especially compared with many other finger-biting, fingernail-breaking, dust-loving, and, "falls-down-all-the-time" lights I've had in the past. For the money it's a good looking work/reading light that's easier than most to live with.
Rating: 4 stars