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Old 05-27-2011, 11:26 AM   #43
Ripplinger
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Midwest USA
Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2
I got my Verso Arc Light yesterday and I love it, even with the following.

For the Sony readers, it says to use the smaller shoe, but I have a DecalGirl skin on my 350 so the smaller one doesn't fit. I could probably get it on with a lot of forcing, but don't want to risk tears in the skin or cracking the light, so I just use the wider shoe. The fit is a little lose. If I hold it upside down and wiggle the reader around, it usually will fall off. But since I don't do acrobatics while reading, it stays in place just fine for me. I could probably put a piece of adhesive tape inside the shoe and make it more snug if it ever became a problem.

It's a softer light than the Sony lighted cover and the Mighty Bright Travel Flex Light (Travel Flex is brighter than the Sony also). It seems more of a yellowish cast than as white as the other two I have, but still more than bright enough for reading for me on the 350 display. It would probably be an excellent choice for people reading in bed where a brighter light might disturb their partner. Being the softer light means there's no glare spot on the reader screen anywhere (unless you tilt the reader back, which isn't a natural way to hold it while reading), it's really a nice uniform soft light over the screen.

The edge of the Arc Light lines up almost exactly with the edge of the reader, it's a hairline shorter. I was concerned it would come down and cover a slight area of the screen, but it doesn't at all. The light itself only swings out halfway as images show, which is a good thing, it keeps the light centered for reading.

It took about 4 hours for the initial charge through the USB cable. The only real drawback for me is that the USB connection is very tight to plug in and then remove from the light itself. Hopefully that will loosen up with time.

But all in all, I love it and would recommend it. I will definitely use it over the Mighty Bright. Come winter when I'm not on long walks and reading outside I might still switch to the convenience of the Sony lighted cover, but overall it's a great light. With the promo code that Sapphire posted on Page 2 it was $8 off, total with shipping was $33.55.

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