Lumie DESKLAMP – SAD Light Therapy and Task/Reading lamp
Lumie DESKLAMP – SAD Light Therapy and Task/Reading lamp
From the brand
See yourself in a better light
| Brand: | Lumie |
| Origin: | China |
Lumie DESKLAMP – SAD Light Therapy and Task/Reading lamp
| Brand: | Lumie |
| Origin: | China |
Every home needs these. Some one mentioned they were using them in their office so I thought I would try one as I’m at home.
I do noticed I’m more alert.
Nice size for a table lamp, nice and bright for easy reading. Very pleased with it.
The “sense” switch is so poorly designed that I have no idea how it got approved. It’s so sensitive, and located in such an awkward position, that you will inevitably turn the light off or fully on endless times. But while mildly frustrating, it doesn’t make this lamp any less worth it.
I bought this to improve my home work desk as I was finding it too dark and getting low on energy sitting at a laptop/screen. So far, a few days in, it seems to work really well. Definitely bright and throws a bigger area of light than standard LED desk lamps. I don’t find the touch sensor too tricky, it just needs a positive tap to change light setting. One star removed because as other reviewers have noted, it does emit a slight high pitched whine when on anything but the brightness setting. I have tinnitus so it doesn’t bother me that much () and I tend to have it on brightest setting anyway which is quiet but I can understand that it might be annoying for some users. Happy with my purchase and using it as described.
Made a difference within hours – no exaggeration! Cannot imagine working from home without this now! Has had a real impact on energy and focus. Can’t recommend highly enough.
The light is bright. Easy to use. I broughg this for my father eho recently has been struggling to see things. Aging eyes. This certainly helps. Unlike a normal lamp things seem much clearer. It has been a god send.
It appears to work! My wife has been more lively, brighter, and happier since using this. She has it on the settee next to her for 2 – 3 hours per day. The light is excellent for crafts (her eyes are very sensitive to the wrong sort of light and she had to give up sewing a few years ago due to failing eyesight) so this has been a godsend in letting her do the things she wants to do. She sleeps better and stays awake during the day more. I’d say it’s excellent.
EXCEPT
The switch is about as loony as they come. The light responds to taps on the base, in and around the area where the Lumie logo is. We haven’t yet worked it out, but it appears that it’s one tap for slightly brighter, until it gets fully bright in which case one tap turns it off. Two taps are ignored, so you can’t turn it on or off quickly.
You’d think with the work they put into the light itself, they would have put less effort into designing the most ridiculous switch.
And no, there are no instructions with the lamp or online about how the switch is supposed to work.
Quite large but good bright light with several brightness levels.
Like the adjustable neck.
Better suited to a desk or table than my bedside, which is what I intended it for.
Seems to help SAD.
Several years on this desk light really does the job!
Overall I’m quite impressed. The lamp is very bright as would be expected of such a device. The lamp stem is adjustable in two axes so it’s possible to point the lamp (within reason) at whatever you need it to illiuminate. The lamp body is plastic but has a high quality finish and is very easy to clean with a duster or wiped down with a damp cloth.
There are however a couple of down sides to this lamp. Firstly, even with the diffuser fitted the light is highly directional. If you currently use a more conventional desk lamp with a bulb or typical bulb-replacement LED then be prepared for this lamp to be much more directional. Not sure this would be capable of 1-for-1 replacing any sort of desk lamp for that reason. To be clear it works as a desk lamp and works well, but the light is much more directional than conventional desk lights.
The second and most significant down side is the switch. Or lack of a switch to be precise. The lamp uses a touch control sensor to turn on and off and also to adjust the lamp brightness. On mine the sensor works but is incredibly fussy. Sometimes it refuses to acknowledge a press. Sometimes it needs to be left for a few seconds between presses in order to change the brightness setting. It’s also incredibly fussy about where on the lamp body I have to press. Obviously I didn’t expect the touch sensor to work everywhere but the acceptable area is *tiny*. Frankly operating the touch control is an exercise in frustration rather than being the seamless experience it should be. At this price it’s barely acceptable and I can’t believe that this sensor function actually passed product design testing. I’m far from the only one to have had sensor issues – read the other reviews.
All in all would I recommend this? Yes, it does exactly what it claims to do in terms of offering a really nice daylight experience during darker hours. It does however need a quality control review by Lumie.
Good product. Love the fact that with the touch of a finger you can change the brightness of the light.
Also means you need to keep in touching to switch the light off.
Looks good too.
Most of all, seems to work
Just realised that the touch button is push and hold to cycle through the brightness settings, no more frustrating tapping!
I drive to work in the dark, spend my day in the office which has only about 350 lux, then drive home when it’s dark! Not really surprising one might suffer from SADS in that situation. I have been using it at work and its really lifted my mood and given me more energy/motivation.
I didn’t previously understand The biology and science behind the serotonin production triggered from light etc, but now I do I’m very conscious of natural light when I’m out and about, ensuring I’m looking up to soak in as much as I can. I also downloaded a lux level app on my phone which I use to sample the intensity of the sky.
Only criticism I have on this product is its touch switch for turning it on and increasing the light level. Its not that great and difficult to operate at times k. I’d have much preferred a mechanical type switch.
A brilliant product, I use it as a desk light. I can’t explain why it works, but it does. Been in use for 2 months now, no problems, no difficulty with the switch and I use Bluetooth on my laptop.
A great product, if you can afford one, buy it!
Surprisingly, I’m still before my first coffee but I dont feel bad or sleepy at all !
The lamp will be taken to the office because ‘winter is coming’…
we bought this for our daughter, who works long days and doesnt see much daylight in the winter.
Too early to say if it makes a difference, but smart product and she has it placed on her desk.
Excellent product, can cause a bit of nausea if sit in front for to long.
Follow guidelines and you will be fine.
It definitely makes an improvement in a short period of time.
Great light and simple to use. Flexible neck moves rather too easily so I am concerned that it might get too loose with time; but otherwise it seems to be a well made product.
Good sturdy lamp, not particularly pretty. Have put behind my pc to brighten up the dark mornings and works a treat. I use without the diffuser as the diffuser makes it no brighter than a normal desk lamp
This lamp is simply stunning, it has revolutionised the lighting of my desk. Very bright without being blinding, I wish I’d had something like this years ago. Expensive, but worth every penny in my opinion. You get what you pay for in this case. Only slight negative comment, I would have preferred a mechanical switch rather than the touch one.
I looked through all product descriptions if I had missed that detail but I did not find any reference to UK plug. In the past 5 years I always received EU mains plugs to all my interntional orders given that the destination was Hungary.
Now I have to go and look for a UK -> EU adapter before I can start using my new lamp.
Then I can come back and upgrade the rating.
Update after customer service contact.
After contacting Amazon customer service, I was suggested to by an additional adapter 7-8 GBP and Amazon would take on the shipping cost of a separate UK->EU plug adatpter. This very much surprised me because as the attached picture shows the lamp was fitted with a mains plug that was designed to support different slide-in plugs like a universal travel adapter kit so all it is needed is to get the slide-in EU part for it from the manufacturer probably.
Onto the lamp: indeed, it is a big and expensive desklamp 🙂 I like it though. It is a focused brightness unlike most sad lamps with the light tubes. Directing it on the wall or ceiling to reflect and shine the whole office room in does not work the way I imagined. The dimmer cover is fairly easy to take off on put on. I use the lamp from the side all day on the lowest brightness setting, lighting my desk and laptop while some of the light gets into my eyes. I am not doing the therapy use and still I think it must be working somehow because I am still “awake” at 4 pm in my dark office, I feel to be in a better mood in general despite the cold and winter dark so even if it is the power of suggestion that is at work here I am glad I bought this lamp. The lamp is 5 stars, Amazon however, disappointed me on this occasion.
This is perfect, it not only meets my issues of 1 and 2 so far, it is also the best light to do your make up by I have ever encountered!! No more dark mornings when you get to work and as day light emerges you discover you’ve overdone the blusher and are now rocking the crazy clown look!
Worth every penny. I don’t care for the control panel, but that’s my only niggle, and very minor.
Highly recommend.
I wasn’t sure what if any difference the light would make to my mood, but after a month of use I would say I definitely have more energy and am generally more positive. As other reviewers have noted its maybe not the prettiest thing in the world but it is sturdy and functional and yep sometimes the brightness button doesn’t respond but overall, for me it does the job so looks and giving a button an occasional extra tap aren’t messing with my particular mojo
Love this lamp! The spread of light across the desk is very good, and I like the fact that there are four light levels to choose from. Purchased a second one for my Dad who also likes using it especially when he is working on his computer as he says there is less strain on the eyes.
I bought this lamp as it is easy to carry to use at work. I have several quieter shifts in peoples own homes and the lighting is not always adequate for either clinical or personal work. Between 4-8pm it gives me a real boost. I use a light box at home.
I generally hate electric light, but this one is nice, its white not yellowy and I don’t need to have all my overhead lights on in the office to get the benefit. My Happy light (much better name) is just sitting next to me on the desk and I’m just leaving it on most of the day. Yes it is a bit big and a bit clumsy, but frankly I don’t care, its definitely making me feel good and that was the point of it in the first place.
After suffering from SAD for several years this was recommended to me.
I use this at work and i am no longer tired or irritable all day nor do I sleep on my evening commute home.
I would recommend this product.