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Lumie Vitamin L

10,000 lux at 20 cm · medical device (maker states)

Cheapest price: £88.60
Per cm at 10,000 lux: £4.43
Shops: 3

Prices

Healfprice checked 29 Oct£88.60View at Healf (opens in a new tab)
John Lewisprice checked 29 Oct£99View at John Lewis (opens in a new tab)
Lumieprice checked 29 Oct£99View at Lumie (opens in a new tab)
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What it does

A slim, portable panel of cool white LEDs behind a rippled diffuser, on a detachable stand that holds it upright or on its side. It has simple on/off controls with fixed brightness, and gives off 10,000 lux of UV-free light at 20 cm.

From the description on lumie.com.

Lumie Vitamin L specs

10,000 lux at: 20 cm
Brightness by distance: 10,000 lux at 20 cm; 5,000 lux at 30 cm; 2,500 lux at 50 cm
UV: UV-free
Colour temperature: 4000K
Size: Height 28 cm, width 20 cm, depth 8 cm
Weight: 0.83 kg
Controls: Simple on/off; fixed brightness and colour temperature
Stand: Detachable; portrait and landscape orientation
Diffuser: Rippled
Warranty: 3 years
Trial: 45-day trial

The maker's figures, from lumie.com. Further specs from lumie.com.

How it compares

To buy, it is the 6th cheapest of 11 sad light boxes we compare (the middle one costs £88.60).
On per cm at 10,000 lux it is the best value of 10 that state it.

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Lumie Vitamin L reviews and discussions

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Medical device status and safety

The maker states: “Medical device Class IIa. This product is certified to UK MDR 2002 and EU MDR 2017/745”

Compare with

1
Beurer TL 45 Perfect Day
Medical device (maker states)
Per cm at 10,000 lux
£4.50
Price
£89.99
Stated
10,000 lux at 20 cm
£89.99View at Beurer (opens in a new tab)
2
Beurer TL 50
Medical device (maker states)
Per cm at 10,000 lux
£4.67
Price
£69.99
Stated
10,000 lux at 15 cm
£69.99View at John Lewis (opens in a new tab)2 shops compared
3
Lumie Mini
Lumie
Per cm at 10,000 lux
£4.71
Price
£56.49
Stated
10,000 lux at 12 cm
£56.49View at Healf (opens in a new tab)3 shops compared

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