Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this alarm clock because i had trouble waking up for work when i was working a lot of overtime. Let me tell you this did the trick. This is a product that does exaclty what its made to do: wake you up! The alarm is loud, not extremely loud to the point it hurts your ears, but loud enough you wouldn't be comfortable standing near it for very long when its going off. The bed shaker that comes with it is great. Some people i noticed put them under the mattress, i put mine right into my pillow case. This thing shakes and it shakes hard, right under your head or even under your mattress it will wake you up in a hurry. The clock is nice and compact, but its not tiny. It stands a little over a hands length high and another wide, but it has a nice deep base that gives it sturdy footing. The bed shaker is a little wider and flatter than a standard hockey puck. The bed shaker has a 6 foot cord to plug into your clock. I set my clock up across the room and bought the 15 foot extension cord (which, as far as i can tell, only comes in white). The function of the clock is well designed. The alarm is armed via the slider switch on the left hand side of the clock. But when you turn go to turn off the alarm (once it starts going off) you press the small red button on the base that is the furthest to the right, so your alarm stays active and you do not need to switch it on every night before you to go sleep (this is amazing for the forgetful amoung us). Also the snooze button is right on top as normal, but the volume nob is just to the right. This nob turns down to turn the volume up, so you can't lazily slide your hand down the side of the clock and turn the volume all the way down by accident. They really tried to make this clock idiot proof. You can choose to set the alarm to be vibrate only, alarm only, or alarm and vibrate. I have not personally got around to changing it, but i believe there is an option to adjust the snooze time. The default time is 9 minutes. I messed around with the tone wheel this clock has, all it really does is change it from a high pitched squeak to a low boom. Its all the same digital alarm sound, just at a different tone. I ended up going with the low boom as it is a "heavier" sound i think. I have 1 minor gripe with this clock, it only has 1 alarm, so you can not set multiple alarms. However if you are to the point you need this alarm clock all multiple alarms, will do is enable you to keep sleeping in, so i don't blame them for allowing you only 1 alarm (which is all it takes for this thing to wake you up). I do have another minor note: I have noticed the clock face will fade for about 5 seconds once in a while and then come back. I am not sure if this is the fault of the clock or the electrical wiring in my home coupled with a power strip. This in no way takes away from this clock, the time is always visible even when it fades shortly for me (happens like once an hour for 5 seconds, if that). So in summary: Pros: It is louder than any alarm clock out there. The bed shaker get you up if the alarm doesnt. The buttons are designed to prevent accidental turn off of the alarm. Cons: Only 6 foot cord on the bed shaker. Only extension cord for bed shaker (that i found) only comes in white. Over all i highly recommend this product. This is hands down the best alarm clock i have ever bought and i have not had any trouble waking up since i bought it. If you are looking at this alarm clock because you are having trouble with sleeping through alarms and the like, i have only two words for you: Buy It! You will not regret this purchase.