I have only have this for a week but it seem like a decent cheap alarm clock - I have no idea how it will hold up when I drop it . it be very lightweight , easy to set , the numeral be a reasonable size and you can illuminate it at night by hold a button . the illumination be only ok . use a button battery . I be always surprise at how bad the review be for basic thing like alarm clock , clock radio , travel alarm - you would think manufacturer would have figure they out by now . so I would like to put this into context - it be cheap and it be certainly no worse than a whole lot of other more expensive alarm out there .