I bought a Logix laptop light.... wand style with 20 leds (yes, that's 20)... it lights the whole area, no shadowy circumference. Great for my old eyes! It runs without flicker (although, I haven't used it with a low battery level, yet). The only downside for me, is that it works best with the EE in the default mode (reader on the left) because of the position of the usb slots. I prefer the reader on the right. But, then, I found the same thing with other usb lights.