Customer Reviews

6-Pack GE Compact Flourescent (CFL) Light Bulbs 10 Watt = 40 Watt Equivalent

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This bulb, GE Energy Smart, 10 watt, 520 lumens, "lasts 5 years", is a lower-brightness bulb compared with the similarly-named, more expensive GE #85382, which is 580 lumens, 10 watts, and "lasts 8 years":GE 85382 Energy Smart 10-Watt T2 Spiral Compact Fluorescent Bulb

Choose with care. If you don't care about real "40 watt" equivalency, choose this 6-pack, although some reviews object to the low output.

If you want better lumen output, choose the 85382.

GE shouldn't market different bulbs with the same name.

I replaced the bulbs in a number of small lamps with these, and they work great

These are excellent low-wattage lamps and have a soft light (2700K). I bought two packs of these for living room lamps and other lamps in the home. I don't hear any buzzing as some other buyers reported......maybe GE fixed the problem, or I'm too old to hear it. This wattage of CFL was hard to find at my local home improvement centers, but, sure enough, amazon had them....and at a great price! I can't comment yet on the expected life.

These lights turn on quickly, and do provide the equivalant to a 40 watt lightbulb. I would call these a warm colored light. As others have noted, there is a slight hum when they are on. Overall I am happy with their performance. They are shorter than most compact fluorescent bulbs, so should fit in existing fixtures. All the other common wattage CF bulbs seem to be getting down around $2 a bulb. Why are these so expensive at about $3/bulb?? I'll wait until the price falls to purchase more.

These bulbs are the perfect replacement for 60w bulbs IMO. The replacement CFL bulbs for 60w (which are 13w) are way to stinking bright.

I've got these bulbs in the fixture just over tubs and showers in my home and in small lamps. They're for those small fixtures for which I'd otherwise continue using incandescents. All six of my bulbs are working fine.

These are hard to find in stores. Thanks to Amazon, I can get them. These fit well in ceiling light fixtures since they are small. But the light is bright and long-lasting!

These do exactly what they are supposed to. They're the smallest watt I've found that fit into a standard light socket. Yes they're definitely more dim than a 13-watt or higher watt...that's the point. You pick the wattage you desire for the amount of light necessary in a particular situation. For an accent lamp or a not-too-bright light to read by these are more than sufficient.

I was looking for lower powered bulbs and I thought this was a good deal.

Now i have to replace them all because they all hum when switched on making them completely worthless.

Product description was totally misleading, it was not the product that I wanted at all, it was total disappointment, the light intensity is very weak, a totally waste of money.