Elgin Travel Alarm Clock

The analog style allows challenged eyes to easily read the time without putting on glasses. The snooze/light was a pleasant surprise, as it lights up the clock face for a few seconds for easy viewing in the dark. It is simple to set the time and the alarm. One AA battery lasts a long, long time. This clock is lightweight, durable and travel friendly. I even like using it at home. The one little quirk about the clock is that the snooze alarms are not unlimited. So I have trained myself to get up not later than the 4th snooze. Which I should anyway. :-)

UPDATE 11/15/11: Call me crazy, but I ordered another one of these after my 2yo son stole the alarm-changing knob and presumably threw it down the radiator vent in the house. Once again I looked for an alarm clock that stood up to my three requirements: 1. analog; 2. light on demand; 3. standard size (AA or AAA) battery, and this seems still to be the only one out there. How tough can it be?!

I had two of these travel alarms when Timex made an identical model and loved them. This seems to work identically to the Timex. The black letters on white face is easy to read, and the blue blacklight is great for night viewing. I like that it uses a AA battery that's easily obtainable no matter where you are in the world. As for my old ones, I left one in a hotel room, and the second stopped working after five years. I was glad to see it was still available, albeit under a different brand. One thing though: I ordered one from a merchant here, and when I took it out of the box and tried the backlight, it emitted a high-pitched noise that would be unbearable in the middle of the night. Since it was inexpensive, and I needed it in a hurry, I didn't bother to send it back and I just ordered another. The second one worked fine. It suggests to me that these aren't made with much quality control, and I'd suggest ensuring that whatever merchant you purchase it from has a good exchange policy.

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Quit after 2 hours. Works for a short time then gets hung up. Tried another battery still stops after tapping the unit to get working again.

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NOTE!! The image for this clock is NOT the right one. The image has TIMEX model, and the clock is similiar, but is an ELGIN.

This review is for the Timex that I have had for over eight years, which is very close in style and function as the Elgin, which I just bought to replace the old Timex alarm clock. The best thing about it is the ascending alarm, which gets louder and pulses longer as the alarm continues, thus really waking you up, even if you wear ear plugs while travelling, like I do at times. That was very important.

I dropped it once and the back dial for setting alarm broke off so I had to buy another one. Just don't drop it.

It is analog, not digital, so setting exact minute for alarm can be tricky. But the night light is really nice and its size is compact enough and only takes one AA battery.

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This clock is built poorly. The quality is what you'd expect to get from a clock that's less the $10. The clock hands were loose when I received it. They spun around the face of the clock freely like a top. The seller offered to replace the clock but if I had to ship it back, the shipping cost alone would be more than the clock itself was worth. Wouldn't recommend buying this one.

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