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This is the eighth Robert Abbey lamp I've bought, counting those R.A. manufactures under the Crate & Barrel brand name. I'm a fan. Here's why. Flexible positioning: I looked a long time for a dark-toned extension-armed pharmacy lamp. This one offers the most features. The height adjusts up and dow; the jointed arm extends a long way; the head can rotate up and down (not true of most other lamps, including the House of Troy one); the shade can be rotated from side to side (though I wouldn't want to change that too often, for fear of loosening the connection of shade to socket). Amount of light: Takes up to a 100 watt bulb (many pharmacy lamps only go to 60w). Sturdy full-range dimmer (most pharmacy lamps have a high-low switch, at best). Inside of shade is shiny silver and reflects light fabulously well, so that I rarely turn the lamp to full brightness even for reading. Quality of construction: Like other Robert Abbey lamps, this is built like a tank. Very heavy -- probably close to 20 pounds. Everything has a well-finished, quality feel. I saw the House of Troy adjustable pharmacy lamp in person, and its switch feels cheap and fragile; this one is solid and beautiful (a pretty ball). I expect this lamp to look good and perform well for decades. Appearance: Very nice; slightly old-fashioned vibe because of the reeding on the bottom part of the vertical column and the molded circle-in-square shape of the base. "Dark natural brass" color is a non-shiny brown -- closer to bronze than to polished brass. I like this lamp so much that I'm probably going to buy another in the "dark antique nickel" finish for a different room."..."  Read more

I bought this light because I was having a hard time getting up in the morning now that it doesn't get light until around 7am here (Seattle, WA area). I need to work out in the mornings and I can get up at 4:30am during the summer because it's light then. Now we're in "the dark times" here and all I want to do at 4:30am is stay in bed. This light really does brighten the room, much to my husband's dismay. But it helps me wake up sooner and, after all, it is all about me! The light is not like sunlight, but that's OK. I just need light coming on gradually until it's super bright. I keep the light about 2 1/2 - 3 feet away from me on my night stand. It doesn't heat up and it's not so bright that I can't grab it and shut it off manually, if needed. I haven't figured out how to find that "sweet spot" in the timing for exactly when I want to actually get up vs when I want the light at it's maximum. I think the downside of this light so far is that the sunrise periods are 15, 30, 45, 60 minutes and you can't vary it in between. You're stuck with the preset periods. I also wish you didn't have to go through every single setting each time you want to change the waking time on a particular day. Seems for the price they could have made setting the various features a little more sophisticated. If the settings were a little more advanced I would give this product a full 5 stars."..."  Read more

The Equo is a stylish and somewhat functional light. I really like the dimmer switch on the light. When using the light - you can manipulate the light head to a different position so that it remains parallel to the surface, e.g., book, computer keyboard, etc. The arm of the light is actually kind of short - much shorter than you might imagine - so the light has to be position a little bit closer to what you are lighting. If you want to be able to place the light father away from your intended target - I would suggest the Z-bar light (which I also have). I've just had the light a couple of weeks, but am very happy with it overall."..."  Read more

We've had this floor lamp for 3-4 months now. It's not the cheapest torchiere lamp but also not the most expensive. I chose it because it came with a remote control, a feature my husband finds handy. He likes that it uses incandescent bulbs rather than halogen which produces a lot of heat. I like that it has a dimmer and the design is minimalistic. When you turn the light on, it remembers how bright you had it last time it was lit and it illuminates at the same level. What impressed us both is when you switch the light off, it takes a few seconds to dim before shutting off completely, giving you time to cross the room while the light is still on. With a child in the house, this has been a really useful feature as toys often litter the floor. The only drawback is that the lamp occasionally randomly lights up and on the odd occasion, turns itself off. We don't mind it as much as the lamp is often secondary lighting but it is odd that it does this."..."  Read more