OxyLED Q1 Balance LED Desk Lamp, Piano Black

It gets in the way on my computer monitor since it needs to be at a 45° angle to be useful and that makes it extend into the bottom of my screen.The light source is bare, which causes a very bright area within my view of my desk where I can see the edge of the LED light source. For that reason, I've added black tape around the top 2.5 inches of the lamp that drapes down away from the light source by about .5 inch to block my view of the edge of the LEDs. It's nice that the LEDs have a diffusion panel in front of them so you don't generally see the individual bulbs and instead just see a glowing surface. I just wish that surface was indented in such a was that you wouldn't see it directly when viewed from the side.The on/off mechanism works fine, but is more of a novelty than the ideal way of controlling a lamp because there is no way to go from zero to level 4 without tapping your finger on the lamp four times and it's easy to press it one too many times and not realize that the lamp is on level 1 instead of off when the room is not dark. You have to remember that you can press and hold to get it to shut off. I'd prefer a simple five level switch.I like that it has a battery since power outages are rather common here in Florida during thunderstorms.If it didn't get in the way of my monitor (I have a very small desk), then I'd probably like the lamp quite a bit. I bought the tamp because I liked the small footprint.

If you are left-handed, or if you use this lamp in cordless mode, you will love it. But if you are right-handed, you need to be aware that the placement of the plug is seriously flawed. Right-handed people usually place a task light on the left-hand side of a desk to avoid shadows when writing with a pen or when working with one's hands. Once you plug this lamp in, you will realize that the plug is placed on the wrong side of the lamp. The plug of the white cord sticks out toward you, and your desk looks cluttered with the cable, as the cable sits in front of the lamp and needs to be re-routed toward the back of the lamp. This cable mess simply clutters up the otherwise clean lines of this beautiful lamp. What a shame that the designers missed such an important design detail. A duplicate plug on the opposite side of the base would make this lamp absolutely perfect for right-handed and left-handed people.

The lamp is larger than I expected which is certainly a good thing. The base of the lamp is heavy with the right proportions. The Lamp is easy to carry around. The neck of the lamp is silver, but it's not made out of stainless steel, it's probably made out of some sort of plastic or aluminum, This lamp is definitely worth every penny, and considering everywhere else I looked for the lamp, it was $100.00. Extremely satisfied with the lamp. I find that the lamp is used best when facing upwards so that the light is used to illuminate a room.My favorite feature of the lamp is how minimalist it is, and for someone like me, that is the best part. I will unlikely need to purchase another desk/table lamp for several years as long as there are no problems with this lamp or if I damage it perhaps.My only concern is the battery, but as long as the lamp is usable via the miniusb, I don't think I need to worry anytime soon.note* 7/30/2014 - The lowest setting on the lamp is perfect for waking up in the middle of the night and using it to find things without straining your eyes with a bright light. I have also posted customer pictures which have been published already. Also, I tried using a different mini-usb charger I had, The lamp did not recognize the other charger, so I would recommend using the usb cable that comes with the lamp instead.1/2/2015* Note. The charger that comes with the lamp will begin to break pretty easily if not taken care of. Still a great lamp and I would like to get a 2nd one still.5/20/2015* Note - The USB port in the base finally decided to break because there was nothing directly behind the usb port to prevent the port from being pushed in unfortunately. Even though the battery and lamp itself it fine, this simple yet critical flaw makes the lamp useless unless I can figure out how to solder the usb port back into the lamp effective enough to charge the battery again. I'm doubtful to say the least, If it's fixable I will update but otherwise assume the worst..

This is one of those rare products that evokes superlatives. In addition to being brilliantly designed, it is functionally ideal as a light source on a desk, sharing space with a computer monitor. The lamp fully utilizes the main advantage of LEDs - their almost illogically low power consumption.Two comments for possible future versions: The USB port should be duplicated on the other side of the base. Since the majority of the population is right-handed, a desk light source should originate from the left, to avoid shadows on whatever work is being performed on the desk surface. When placed on the user's left, the lamp's USB port, needed when powering the lamp, requires the cable (thankfully flat and minimally sized, but unfortunately white instead of black), to be visible. Having it feed from the other side (the rear) would allow it to remain virtually invisible.Finally, although the positioning instructions suggest that placing the lamp with its arm at 90 degrees from vertical (parallel to the desk surface) is not recommended, I can report that placing the lamp base on a suitable and stable pedestal (about 6" to 8" high, ideally no larger than about 2" x 2") broadens its usefulness.Overall, the lamp is an impressive piece of industrial design, ideal for the intended purpose.