this alarm work great and the price be ideal . in read the review I see that some folk be bother by the dim light that it have -- yes it be dim , but it be not a deal-breaker for I . I have look at a clock at Edie Bauer recently and it feel very cheap -- this clock feel like it will hold up . I can also deal with the 4 minute snooze alarm -- I 'll only use this for travel and will rely on my Sony dream machine -lrb- with 4 alarm setting and a pleasant tune -rrb- to wake I up on most day ... Update : have be use this clock for about a month and have use it as a backup alarm set on my dresser to force I to get out of bed . it work great ! I take it on a weekend trip and it work fine for that too .