Norther Light was the brand of Lightbox that my shrink recommend to me and I haven't had any problems. There may be cheaper options, but I haven't tried them. So far, the box has positively impacted my mood. But you should consider a light box based on a doctor's recommendation, not on Amazon reviews. As such, I'll not review the effects of the box but the quality of the product itself.

It's durable. It's stood up to travel so far. The stand is easy to screw and unscrew, yet holds when you need it to. The light is bright, but it's supposed to be. The nice thing is that it's diffuse so when I use it, with the box placed about a foot away from my face and off to my right, it doesn't bother me.

It doesn't overheat, either. I keep it on for well over an hour, and it maintains a reasonable temperature. It does get warm, but that's all the more reason for my cat to love it. That is, I use it to treat MY SAD, my cat just happens to love to bask in its glow with me.

Again, I have NOT tried other light boxes, but I haven't had to. This one has worked just fine.

I use this through out the year but mostly in winter. I have it hung on my wall next to my reading nook. I find it noticeable helpful during the long winters. I would recommend it to friends and if I ever need to I would purchase again.

This product has worked perfectly since I got it. I take it with me to work on Monday and use it for an hour a day and take it home on Friday so I'll have it for the weekend. It travels very well and have had no problems. As far as how it has helped me, I have suffered from depression for a number of years. Medication does a fairly good job but winter time is particularly difficult. I got this to see if it would work for winter. I had difficulty the last six months with constantly wanting to eat even when stuffed. I would try to cut back, only to fail at controlling my diet. I was very surprised when after 3 days of light therapy the desire to eat all the time went away. I also feel more energetic and have increased my exercise. I've gotten a lot of house projects done that I had been putting off for a long time (wanting to get them done but just couldn't bring myself to do them). I feel like I am in more control than I have in a very long time! I'm sending the expense to my flexible spending account since insurance wouldn't pay for it. The FSA will pay me back if I get a letter of medical necessity from my doctor. She's the one who recommended it to me so no problem there. I would definitely recommend this product!

I have four of these, stretching back to 2001, all different brands. This is the nicest. I don't mind the price because the quality is good enough, and the light is warm and creamy versus too white. It's sized well at 8 x 14 inches (my age is showing). Once it's warmed up, the light is hard not to marvel. Very much like the sun. And no, I have no skin in the game here. This puts out a lot of nice sunlight. My cat hangs out in front of it a lot.

This has definitely helped me so far this winter – Normally as soon as the sun goes away I have a lot of trouble waking up in the morning. Typically in the summer I wake up at 7-7:30 ish and in the winter at around 8-8:30 because it's so difficult to get up sooner with the darkness.

With this light, I have been able to consistently wake up at 6:45 (!!! that's early for me!), I get dressed etc. & sit in front of the lamp for 30 minutes before heading off to work. It's made a huge difference in my overall perkiness. Of course, winter has only just started, so we'll see how I feel in February… but so far, so good.