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SAD light boxes compared

Ranked by price per cm at 10,000 lux, from each maker's stated figure.

  1. 1

    Lumie Vitamin L

    Medical device (maker states)

    Per cm at 10,000 lux
    £4.43
    Price
    £88.60
    Stated
    10,000 lux at 20 cm
    £88.60View at Healf (opens in a new tab)3 shops compared
  2. 2

    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)
  3. 3

    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
  4. 4

    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
  5. 5

    Beurer TL 35

    Medical device (maker states)

    Per cm at 10,000 lux
    £5.38
    Price
    £69.99
    Stated
    10,000 lux at 13 cm
    £69.99View at John Lewis (opens in a new tab)
  6. 6

    Beurer TL 30

    Medical device (maker states)

    Per cm at 10,000 lux
    £7
    Price
    £69.99
    Stated
    10,000 lux at 10 cm
    £69.99View at Beurer (opens in a new tab)
  7. 7

    Lumie Halo

    Lumie

    Per cm at 10,000 lux
    £9.17
    Price
    £183.49
    Stated
    10,000 lux at 20 cm
    £183.49View at Healf (opens in a new tab)3 shops compared
  8. 8

    Lumie Dash

    Lumie

    Per cm at 10,000 lux
    £10.71
    Price
    £160.60
    Stated
    10,000 lux at 15 cm
    £160.60View at Healf (opens in a new tab)3 shops compared
  9. 9

    Lumie Task

    Lumie

    Per cm at 10,000 lux
    £16.71
    Price
    £250.60
    Stated
    10,000 lux at 15 cm
    £250.60View at Healf (opens in a new tab)3 shops compared
  10. 10

    Beurer TL 100

    Medical device (maker states)

    Per cm at 10,000 lux
    £19
    Price
    £189.99
    Stated
    10,000 lux at 10 cm
    £189.99View at Beurer (opens in a new tab)
  11. 11

    Beurer TL 41

    Beurer

    Price
    £59.99
    Shops
    1
    Stated
    Not stated
    £59.99View at John Lewis (opens in a new tab)

Lux is the maker's own figure at the maker's stated distance; a lamp with no 10,000 lux distance is ranked by price after the rest.

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