Useful, with unavoidable flaws

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Really cool technology and design with a few annoying downsides, perhaps a replacement+ for your halogen lamp

Major merits

Very snappy magnetic action, perfectly smooth, also fun!

Painless setup

Heavy base that will absolutely not shift around

Color temp., brightness, and motion, automation

App not even needed for most functionality

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Minor merits

7.5 W USB-C charger

No WiFi – one less smart thing to worry about securing

very minimal branding, can be easily covered

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Minor flaws

Colour rendering slightly less than halogen lamp equivalent

No detailed lighting specifications available

Cheap black plastic base underside

External power adaptor

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Major flaws

Bizzare warranty and service scheme in Canada – 2 years only, compared to 5 years in the US – only spare parts available are the power supply and cable

Black components on the otherwise all White/Silver colour option that also add a functional flaw -overheating of the lamp seperator/cover – be careful not to touch it after a long session!

Too easy to trigger touch controls accidentally

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Summary thoughts

Dyson tries really hard to be the Apple of small home appliances, they get close in certain aspects but in other ways fall quite short. For example, the cheap black plastic, that add an otherwise easily avoidable functional flaw to the lamp, which also replicates the major downside of the halogen lamps its designed to replace, is really indicative of something go wrong with their design process. Why was this kind of decision made? to save a few pennies on the BOM of a luxury lighting fixture? And touted to last for 60+ years no less… Perhaps Dyson will improve on these shortcomings for the next model.