Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This lamp isn't bright enough to be a real S.A.D. lamp and it is a real disappointment. Yes, we charged it for 6 hours and had it on the highest setting. I also bought a highly recommended SAD lamp made by Northern Lights at the same time, and there is no comparison in brightness. The Northern Lights one feels like you are out in the sun, and this just feels like a slightly brighter desk lamp. I suspect the company is posting misleading advertising, which should steer you away from this product. Other readers should correct if this is wrong, but I have read that 10,000 LUX isn't a true brightness measure of the lamp output like lumens is, but rather a measure of brightness at the place the light falls. So to say 10,000LUX is useless unless you say how far away from the light that reading is. Other responsible lamp makers say 10,000LUX at 2 feet or 18", but this maker doesn't specify a distance, which is concerning, and in comparing, this lamp is only a fraction of the brightness of the more expensive SAD one. Its too bad, because I like the nice compact design, and possibility for using it as a regular lamp.