versatile, easy to use
I have a few white noise machines of various types including mechanical and recorded. This is one of the better ones in several ways. First, I didn't notice any looping in the sounds, though I can't say that I listened carefully after falling asleep. It also has the widest variety of noises among all of the machines that I have had experiences with. I liked that it has buttons for each type of sound so I didn't have to cycle through too many options to get to the one I wanted. The animal sounds are soothing in particular, but I was a big fan of the types of white noise and the fan noise for aiding in falling asleep.<br /><br />The light on this is pretty versatile. The first white light is very faint and works well as a night light without being too bright. The second one is more of an actual light then the rest are just atmospheric for color effects. One of the most impressive points is the volume. One of my white noise machines which uses recorded sound is pretty good, but it can't be made especially loud. That means it's hard to drown out louder noises with it. This gets super loud and I was happy with the range of volume options.<br /><br />The only minor quibble I have with this is that the power cord connects to USB. I don't have a USB connector in my bedroom so I had to use my own adapter as this did not come with one. This is a small thing, but worth keeping in mind if you don't have a lot of spare adapters lying around or a USB connector on your power strip or wall.
Rating: 5 stars