ReLight Rechargeable Book Light [Misc. Supplies]

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Product Details

• Misc. Supplies
• Publisher: Great Point Light (November 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599850168
• ISBN-13: 978-1599850160
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 3.6 x 3.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,001,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only booklight worth buying, October 4, 2007

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Ira Abrams (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ReLight Rechargeable Book Light (Misc. Supplies)

Essentially, booklights fall into three categories: ones that require batteries, ones that are rechargebale as long as you can connect it to your computer via a USB cable, and ones that have a cord and adapter or that you can recharge in a cradle. If you read in bed the first two kinds are useless. The batteries are so costly and last so little time--especially if you fall asleep with the light still on--that you might as well flush your money down the toilet instead of wasting it on a battery-operated booklight. Option B is not a booklight, it's a laptop light. I don't know why those things are marketed as booklights. In addition, all the products I looked at have startlingly short times between charges.

So that leaves us with option 3. I spent a long time looking at every product available (turns out there are two: Relight and IttyBitty Booklight both of which are very costly compared to battery and USB lights). In the end I opted for the Relight because it is the only product on the market that can be recharged in a cradle. It has a very long charge life and a short recharge time. The Itty Bitty light has bulb-life issues and the cord/adadpter model is now very difficult to get. I decided I didn't want to get involved with a cord in bed.

An earlier reviewer--a fan of the battery-powered Itty Bitty booklight, mentions some problems with the Relight that I have not encountered. The light has a bendable arm that can be lifted up or lowered. It is very bright while being confined to the page. It doesn't shine in your eyes unless you aim it at your eyes. It covers the whole spread of a book with its arcing light source. It has one of the drawbacks mentioned--the clip only allows you to slide a few pages of paper in, but I haven't really had a big problem with that. It stays firm and doesn't damage the books. Given the balance of +/- there is still no other reasonable choice.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing, July 27, 2007

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B. Alter (Teaneck, NJ) - See all my reviews
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I give them credit for a great idea, but it is poorly executed. For one, the clip is very difficult to manage. I've been using the Itty Bitty Book Light (original and Vol. 2) for almost 25 years, so I'm used to being able to easily clip my light onto a book. Relight's clip is very narrow such that you are able to fit very few pages into it. This makes it somewhat unstable. Also, the clip doesn't slide down far enough, so the whole unit sits too high up -- more instability. You can't rotate the tip of the light left and right (like with Itty Bitty), so you need to physically move the entire unit if you need more light in a particular area. Finally, and most annoying of all: for some reason, they designed this so that the light also shines directly into your eyes. If you look at the picture, you'll notice that there is clear plastic along the side of the light too, not just on the part that faces the book. As a result, the LEDs end up shining into your eyes. The Itty Bitty completely cuts off any direct line of sight between the lights and your eyes -- the way it should be. Of course, the Itty Bitty has its own set of drawbacks, but on balance, I would stick with the I/B for now.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Among the best for awhile, May 6, 2007

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George (Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ReLight Rechargeable Book Light (Misc. Supplies)

Pros:
1. Rechargeable
2. Bright
3. High quality
4. Two brightness levels
5. Not as heavy as others
Cons:
1. Plastic clip is designed to attach to several book pages rather than the book cover. It can damage these pages.
2. Instructions warn against leaving light on charger all the time.

Update. After using this light for several months, it would not retain its adjustment. Rather, it kept falling onto the book. A temporary fix was to put fingernail polish on the hinge parts. However, the light is no longer holding a charge so I have replaced it with a different model. If it were possible, I would lower my rating for this item.