[New Version] Super Bright COB LED Portable Desk Lamp Travel Lamp :Foldable, Touch Sensitive Control, 3 Adjustable Brightness Levels, Battery and USB Powered

Have been looking at lower watt appliances and their daily use as many lower watt things are not always convenient. This is quite convenient for task lighting if you're able to set it in one place and keep it there (which is what desk lamps are designed for).It's not possible to know how durable the plastic will be over time: The light is very well designed / thought out.On the lowest watt setting, it's quite easy to use this for reading. The more you move and adjust things, the shorter their lifespan normally so it won't get any rigorous testing for that.I put newer rechargeable batteries in it and it's having no problems with the slightly lower voltage of those batteries. Day 3 of a few hours of use a day at the lower light setting and it's still going strong.The USB cord with it works well (took the batteries out to check and also used it with the batteries in - external USB power is used first). The USB cord does not charge the internal batteries and I don't want it to. If you want the batteries or a USB connected battery bank to last, use it at the lowest light setting: I hooked up an inline USB multimeter and the amps noted at 5.11V are: low - 0.00 Amps, med - .16 Amps, high - .39 AmpsThe base does need to be weighted for best use so if ever used with a USB cord regularly, I've pondered putting some flat glass marbles or some stones in a plastic bag and putting them into the base: That kind of weight would not be anchored like the batteries would as batteries are held in tightly. Would I tape the bottom shut if I did that? Probably.Personally wouldn't leave batteries in it if not using it daily - or at least try not to as everyone has issues and leaving batteries in things too long is sometimes one of mine.This is a pretty classic design: I'll never know how long the switch will last until it fails (true of everything - really like the light touch switch). It looks like the lamp would also make a nice (in metal possibly too) daily use desk lamp as it looks like it's possible to change 'the bulb' - which is a newer style light to me (the light looks like a yellow pad).I don't know how long the yellow light pads last. I'm hoping a long time.If you used something like this for occasional portable task lighting and-or reading if it is placed on a solid surface or emergency use (and it will be used for both), if you had some extra yellow light pads and the switch lasted a long time (it likely will), it seems like this could last forever - (a what fails first - the switch or the light conversation as lights used to fail first and now switches might).I did not remove the screws in the lamp head to see how easy it would be to replace the light pad so I'm not sure whether it could be replaced. Any kind of screw in plastic can strip so I won't do that unless something fails on it (like to take things apart if they fail just to see what happened and see whether they can be fixed as we moved away from fixable appliances and maybe someday we'll move a bit more back).Others may have similar battery charging issues (as in making sure rechargeables get charged occasionally so they don't fail): I'm thinking about using this lamp with the USB cord regularly along with the couple mini power banks I have for emergencies so they get regularly charged (and attended to). And, I'll take the AA batteries out and weight the base.If you knew anyone who lost power grid power (but still had the ability to charge a small (USB) power bank somewhere in their community), this would be a great lamp to keep them 'light' functional.Kudos for the combined USB-grid power, USB-battery bank and AA battery option.

Small, convenient, folds up and great for small jobs, pop-up work where direct light is a must - works great!

It is a nice sturdy product. The build quality seems good, and the hinges are tight like they should be. It folds down into a compact form. I like the overall quality and the design. The brightness is OK with me.It is important to know it is not rechargeable. There is no internal battery, unless you install your own 4 AA cells. I imagine the 4 AA cells will last a long time if you use this for occasional use. But I don’t know yet. Of course you could use rechargeable AA cells, but this adds quite a bit to the overall price including batteries.The other way to power it is via a USB power supply (not included, but I am sure you have a few around the house). This would be the way to go if you use it for hours every day.I don’t like the fact that the USB cable, which is included, is non-standard. It has a standard USB connector that plugs into the USB power supply, say for instance a wall wart or your computer USB power port. But at the other end of the 3 ½ foot long cable is a non-standard 5.5 x 2.1mm round jack that plugs into the lamp. If something happens to this cable, or you want a longer or shorter cable, you will be limited to a few choices available on Amazon of this oddball cable. It should have used a USB standard cable on both ends. For this I reduce by one star.There is no way to know what happens if you have batteries installed and at the same time plug it in. At least I didn’t see it in the documentation.Overall I like this product. It is priced well, and built well. If you don’t need a rechargeable lamp, this is a good choice. I actually bought another one, but in black to match other items on my desk. So now I have two of them.

This is absolutely wonderful ! I use it for many things, including projects. The three levels of light are convenient, and the brightest is very helpful with projects. I like that this is battery operated versus having to charge it.

The very best feature of this lamp is that it contains NO RECHARGEABLE INTERNAL BATTERY to go bad in two years!You can operate it with either (1) four disposable or rechargeable AA batteries, (2) a connection to a USB charger that you probably already have, or (3) by strapping it on to rechargeable battery pack with big rubber bands -- a pack like the INIU 10,000 mAh model I already owned.The INIU has a charge indicator indicated by four lighted "toenails." After running the lamp while attached to my INIU on "high" for over four hours, the lamp had not even completely discharged one single toenail of the indicator lamp on the battery pack! Since the lamp is very lightweight, the strapped-on battery pack adds a nice weight to the base.Some people said their lamp got hot...mine was barely warm after three hours. The light was very bright, and allows me to do cross-stitch almost anywhere.This is an excellent value.

I love this light. It is so compact and so bright. I use this on my puzzle table! Amazing!!

I like everything about this little portable battery or USB operated light. It's three variable light settings are spot on. Reading has become enjoyable again. Made well, very sturdy.