A nice desk light that checks all the boxes.
I've been looking for a good LED clamp light for my home-office setup for quite some time - a lot of the cheaper desk lamps on here have mediocre reviews or really bad reviews reflecting build quality or light output. I found other Neatfi versions with overall good reviews and saw that there was a new 2021 model and decided to give it a try. TLDR at the bottom. First off, the packaging. For me, Amazon defaulted to shipping in the box that the light comes in, but I opted for amazon packaging at checkout - and I'm glad I did. Even though the amazon box was super oversized, it's worth the extra protection - the Neatfi XL box does have quite a bit of stryrofoam and bubble wrap to protect it, however the light's packaging wasn't the strongest cardboard material. Just something to think about if your last mile delivery peeps aren't the most gentle with your packages. The Neatfi XL came mostly assembled, with the clamp and the rest of the light separated - this made for easy install of the clamp even while my desk was up against the wall - no fumbling to keep the light upright. You need about 1.5 to 2 inches from the desk edge to the wall to fit this clamp behind the desk. I WOULD have liked to have some kind of a click/release on the base to know it's there firmly but it's held in by gravity so it works. The rotation at the base of the light is friction free, and that allows the light to be pushed to the side if you need some clearance above your desk. The power wire has a quick release so you can run your wire first and then connect it to the light. The plug is KINDA BIG. The hinges seem ok quality - not super high end but not easily damaged either. A thing to note here is that the base and middle hinges are not tension adjustable; probably not a huge deal if you don't plan adding things to your light (I don't) - hopefully they doesn't loosen over time because there's no way to tighten it. It does seem to be holding pretty steadily though, over the course of the last week I haven't had it droop or change position. The hinge closest to the lamp has a tightening knob on it, so when you want to adjust the angle of the lamp you need to first loosen it a bit, adjust, and then retighten the knob. The knob is not made out of the best material and I wish a slightly better material was chosen here. I've included some photos of the max angles at which you can rotate it to give you an idea of the rotation amount. when turned to the max angle to the right side, it becomes a bit hard to tighten the knob due to the proximity to the lamp, but you can manage to tighten it if you pretighten a little before reaching the max angle. The light itself has 4 light settings and the max brightness is actually SUUUUPER bright. I've been using it on the second lowest setting and it's more than adequate for my night work/gaming sessions (I'm a web designer/gamer). I positioned the light so that it's angled down towards the desk and out of direct view of my eyes, and the light is very comfortable to me. There's no light temperature setting - the light stays in a neutral white tone, not too yellow and not too blue. The button leaves more to be desired. When you click the button, it sounds like you're flicking on a tin can. Not a huge deal but it's a pretty audible click - if this button click was softened for the next model I think that would be amazing. The button has an outer ring that controls brightness and an inner circle that is the power button. Overall, This one's definitely a keeper - I'm really happy with it and I may even purchase another one for my other desk too! I reached out to Neatfi's customer service team before purchasing for additional details on rotation angles and measurements since they weren't on this amazon page: (inches are rounded from mm to nearest hundredth) lamp width: 22.05 in / 560 mm lamp depth: 3.54 in / 90 mm lamp height: 0.25 in / 6.25 mm arm length: 16.14 in / 410 mm base rotation: 0-110° mid rotation: 0-180° TLDR: pros - separated base and power wire for easy install - hinges don't droop - nice, comfortable light - light gets super bright for times when you need it cons - power plug is a bit large - base and middle hinges are not tighten-able (hopefully it doesn't loosen over time) - buttons are clicky and loud - adjustment knob at the hinge closest to the light feels a little cheap. Read more

































