Everyone wants, and in fact needs, a well lit workspace in order to reach their maximum productivity. Traditionally this area was lit by desk lamps with traditional bulbs, but these had major disadvantages. They would often produce a lot of heat creating a potential hazard, their light would be too spread out to be effective and the glare they produced could even give some headaches.
Then, thankfully, someone came up with the great idea of LED Desk Lamps. This innovation has changes the lives of millions of students, office workers and freelancers across the world. The power of LED is that it concentrates the light exactly where you need it. Sadly this adds a slight complication to your product selection: you’ll need to think carefully about how wide or concentrated a beam of light you want to achieve from your lamp choice.
Environmental and Energy Benefits
The other major advantage of LED Desk Lamps are the environmental and energy consumption improvements. Traditional bulb lamps usually spent far more of their energy inefficiently producing heat rather than light, something that LED lights do not do thankfully. While a single lamp won’t cut down your energy bills by that much if only infrequently used, you’d be surprised by how little they cost in comparison to run. This isn’t just good for the bottom line, but the reduction in energy consumption is great for the environment. Plus the lives of the bulbs are usually several times the length of traditional desk lamps, meaning that you are often more likely to break the lamp before the LED needs replacing. There’s also less landfill created, so mother nature is happy!
Types of LED Desk Lamps
What type of LED Desk Lamp you choose really depends on what you intend to do with it. If you spend most of your time at the desk reading papers or books flat on the desk, then a concentrated beam from a Mini LED Desk Lamp might be your best option, as this illuminates only what you are reading and hence aids concentration.
Another option if you like to spread things a bit more widely but need everything to be highly illuminated is a high power LED desk lamp. These are typically more expensive but have great build quality to compensate. Usually these will have an two-part arm with a rectangular head with multiple LEDs inside.
Those who need to move their light beam around to different concentrated areas, for instance to study diagrams or tables or for drawing fine details, may find a desk lamp with a flexible arm the best option as this will be far more manoeuvrable than a fixed arm with a hinge. These types have the affectionate nickname Gooseneck lamps.
Style is often a factor in choice, and while most LED desk lamps have a modernist look the quality of this changes from light to light. Circular rings of LEDs are popular with some who see the design as futuristic, while others prefer the long thin row which makes the light part of the lamp look like an extension of its arm. Traditional styles are also available, such as bankers desk lamps and piano lamps.
Light Power: an important choice
No one wants to buy an LED lamp and find the light beam it produces is too weak for their purposes, but equally with the more expensive lights having an over powerful beam can prove a reason for returns, as for casual reading or to illuminate a desk an over powerful light can be counter-productive and even cause headaches or eye strain. While wattage isn’t everything in this, it is a very important factor. Compare the wattage on different types of lamps to see what is suitable for your needs.