Flex Neck Reading Light (Cherry)
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Flex Neck Reading Light (Cherry)
Customer Review: Book Reading Light
Summary: 5 Stars
I've bought many book reading lights, but this is absolutely the best. The flex-neck allows the light to be evenly distributed over any book size, whether its paperback or hard cover.
The Lithium button cell batteries do seem to last a long time. If you buy them in bulk, it's not too expensive to replace, a much better option than the heavy rechargeable units.
It's now 2010, and have not found any reason to look for anything better from a weight, battery life, and function standpoint. I now have 3 for use in multiple locations.
Customer Review: Cute, affordable, ineffectual
Summary: 1 Stars
Unfortunately this weak little lamp doesn't light up the screen of my Sony Reader at night. It's a bit silly to send it back when I have to pay return shipping - so I might as well keep it and give it as a gift to someone who only needs it for paper books.Customer Review: Disappointing!
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't know if I was sent one with low batteries or what but it is way too dim! I can't see! Not at all happy and feel like I wasted my money. If I could see, it would be just fine. No other complaints.Customer Review: Fulcrum or Great Point? A Comparison
Summary: 4 Stars
The power in my house goes out on a regular basis, so I finally figured out that maybe getting a book light or two would be a worthwhile investment. After reading the reviews, I decided to get both a Great Point Light-Flex-Neck and a Flex Light from Fulcrum. Each has its pluses and minuses and which one is better for you depends on what you want to use it for.
The Fulcrum light is brighter than the Great Point and covers a larger area. The switch is also much easier to use since it slides. On the Great Point, the top presses down and it's hard to get it to stay on. Sometimes it switches off for no apparent reason. It's either a poor design or I got a defective unit. The Fulcrum also takes 3 AAA batteries, which fit into the base, making it both heavier (about 2 1/2 ounces compared to about 1 1/2 ounces for the Great Point) and as a result making the clip a lot bulkier as well. The Great takes lithium batteries, much lighter, but also harder to find.
The Fulcrum is too heavy and too bulky to make it easy to attach to a paperback, and if you want to attach it to any book and hold the book up to read, it gets heavy very quickly. Its brighter light and greater weight and area make it a good choice for when you want to set a larger and heavier book on a table or for attaching to a very sturdy and prominent back rest, plus the easy availability of AAA batteries means you probably have a spare set around when the ones in the Fulcrum run out or at least you can grab replacements at the grocery store. The Great Point is better if you want to attach it to a book you are holding up to read, or to a paperback, or for when you want a little less light so as not to disturb a partner in bed. In any event, since they are both better than reading by candlelight both suit my needs, but one or the other is probably going to be better for most people depending on what you want. Or spring for both so you always have a spare. At this price, you could just about afford one for every room.
Customer Review: Fun product!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought these for my kids as we spend two nights a week in a dark car taking one of them to karate. They always wanted the inside car lights on so they could read, draw, etc.; now they keep their flex lights clipped to the grip bar on the seats in front of them and are can see for whatever they want to do! I also bought one for myself for those nights when I want to stay up and read and my husband is ready for sleep! Nice bright lights but not annoyingly so.