this replace a old Westclox travel clock that serve I well for many year , so I be familiar with the control . the clock fold up nicely for storage and be easy to set . I be a therapist and need a portable clock to time session , so it need to be quickly readable from a few foot away . this clock be not as readable as I would prefer -lrb- I wish the numeral be a little bigger and the contrast a little higher -rrb- , but it seem better than other digital travel alarm . next time , maybe I 'll try a battery-powered analog clock .