How to Choose the Best LED Desk Light

Offers Effortless Adjustability with One Hand

Task lights should not feature rigid knobs, motion stops or tip points that limit or complicate adjustment.
They should offer full and fluid adjustability with the touch of a finger, like the Horizon LED Light.

Feels Cool to the Touch

You should not feel concerned about manually adjusting the task light due to its warmth.
In many cases, warm LED task lights indicate that the LED engine is being compromised

A Large Footprint of Light

Task lights should provide a large footprint of light that covers a substantial portion of the work surface.
This helps to reduce eye strain and illuminates an entire document, rather than small portions.

Casts a Single Shadow on the Work Surface

It is crucial that a task light produce only a single shadow on the work surface to mitigate the risk of eye strain.

Prevents Glare

A well-made task light, like the Element Vision LED Light, prevents glare on computer surfaces.

Provides Superior Light Quality

Task lights should provide warm, white illumination to eliminate visual discomfort and have a relatively high color rendering index for true-color light.

Emits the Right Amount of Light

Monitors emit light, while paper reflects light, so users require 10 - 20 times more illumination to view a paper document.
Task lights should offer customizable lighting levels, with the lighting level able to reach 100+ foot candles (1000+ lux) at the highest setting.

Don't Forget to Check for Third-Party Validation

Third-party tests are essential to validate the claims made by the product’s manufacturer.
Tests, such as the thorough LM-79 administered by the Department of Energy and LM-80 standards from the Illuminating Engineering Society, reinforce the quality of the task light.